managing your tech team

This workshop helps technology managers learn and plan for the unique challenges of managing "techies". Your technology people are highly valued and often in mission critical roles for your company. Frequently, they are not good at communicating or managing their own careers and in some cases can become a risk with no succession plan should they leave.

Topics Covered

IT Career planning / fitting your team into the big picture
Attracting, hiring, and retaining the best team
Your "extended team": contractors, consultants, vendors, and outsourcing
Roles and responsibilities (not just job descriptions)
Setting measurable goals and objectives
The importance of regular reviews and feedback
Development and training for techies
Salary, bonus, and succession planning
Leading technical managers (when you can't know it all)

Who Should Attend

Newer IT mangers with direct reports; project managers; HR managers in technology companies

Testimonials

“The Visular approach to executive development and functional excellence is powerful. Tom Wolf and the Visular team focus on building management and leadership capability for executives through practical, intense and challenging workshops. The knowledge and capability gained in these workshops prepares leaders to manage, transform and lead their respective functions to meet contemporary challenges.”
Andrew Dalhlkemper – EVP
BEA Systems – Global Software Company