Overview
- Learn how to understand, recognize and engage in organizational politics around software project management
- Learn how to deal with political interference that can stall projects
- Study how you can promote and advance your projects to stakeholders and increase support within an organization
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About this book
Equip yourself to navigate organizational politics in the world of software development. This book will help you understand the power dynamics at work between competing stakeholders with conflicting goals in projects and organizations.
Politics in Software Development consists of three main parts. Author Peter Wendorff begins by defining key concepts in organizational politics. He then moves on to software development processes and investigates how their design reflects stakeholder interests. In the final part, he highlights the role of political skill in software development and provides an overview of tactics that stakeholders frequently use.
There is widespread competition within organizations for rewards, recognition, status, and power. It gives rise to political behavior of stakeholders, which is generally seen as a problem. This negative view of organizational politics tends to overlook its positive functions. For example, it can alsobe thought of as an arena where stakeholders with conflicting goals can argue, persuade, negotiate, bargain, and cooperate to address conflicts.
Political conflict resolution regularly happens in organizations in an entirely civilized manner. It helps find agreements that reconcile differences in a constructive way, and it is needed because stakeholder conflicts are simply a natural aspect of organizations. While there is much literature about organizational politics, very few authors consider the specifics of software development. This book addresses both subjects and is written for an audience interested in a political perspective on software development.
What You'll Learn
- Recognize and understand political activities in organizations
- Understand what software processes have to do with stakeholder power and interests
- Acquire fundamental political skills for dealing with politics in software development
Who This Book Is For
Project managers, lead developers, team leaders, team coaches, product owners, business analysts, developers, and other software professionals. This book is also suitable for students in software engineering.
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Power and Conflict
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Software Processes
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Political Action
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Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Peter Wendorff has 25 years of professional experience as an IT consultant focusing on the development of modern information systems with Microsoft® technologies. Peter takes great interest in academic research and has presented 24 research papers at conferences. He works as business consultant and academic adviser through his company Software Research Ltd in the UK. Peter holds Master's degrees in software engineering (with distinction, 1999, UK) and business administration (with distinction, 2008, UK), besides corresponding German university degrees.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Politics in Software Development
Book Subtitle: Navigating Stakeholder Power and Conflict in Organizations
Authors: Peter Wendorff
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-7380-7
Publisher: Apress Berkeley, CA
eBook Packages: Business and Management, Apress Access Books, Business and Management (R0)
Copyright Information: Peter Wendorff 2022
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4842-7379-1Published: 28 February 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4842-7380-7Published: 27 February 2022
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 136
Topics: Software Management, Business Strategy/Leadership, Project Management, Business Ethics, Organization, Management Education