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Driving Technical Change (2010)

by Terrence Ryan(Favorite Author)

2.99 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

1934356603 (ISBN13: 9781934356609)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Pragmatic Bookshelf

review 1: If you're new to introducing technical change, reading this book and paying particular attention to the techniques will help you present your idea to you're group. Those new to this aspect of technical teamwork should pay less attention to the description of the types of skeptics; there's too much risk that you'll start treating people as adversaries instead of not-yet-convinced.If you've more experienced at technical change, this book may have some techniques you hadn't thought of. Additionally, the description of the skeptic types may help if you have someone who is particularly resistant but you can't figure out why.That being said, the book has a little more of an adversarial bent than I would prefer. And while it does talk about making sure your desired change is a go... moreod fit, I would've preferred a little more of that in the discussion of the techniques.
review 2: Ever come across a shiny new technique or tool but couldn't get it adopted by your organization? I know I have. This book contains some ideas on how you might get people to give your idea a try. The information contained in the book isn't likely to be used daily like some other books but when you really want to try something new and have run into a road block, the book has some interesting ideas. The essence of the book is to try and identify the different archetypes of skeptics and use specific approaches to persuade them to your way of thinking. Some archetypes include The Burned and The Ignorant. Be warned, however, the techniques described aren't going to work overnight and you will have to apply them over time. He doesn't spend much time on it but it is assumed you have done a bit of thinking to ensure that the shiny new tool makes sense for the business. As I said before, you aren't likely to use this book daily but when you really want to install a new tool or technique, this book has some good ideas to try. less

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