Reading path for Application Development Manager

Focus

The Application Development Manager focuses on

Delivery of technical functionality with holistic integrity: Extensibility and maintainability
System evolution, architecture and design including environment, code quality (developer standards), and managing dependencies and/or collusion points
Determining appropriate required skills/expertise for technical development

The Application Development Manager role is responsible for:

Defining engineering process, standards, and boundaries for teams (exit criteria for development steps).
Ensuring implementation and testing integrations across all sub-systems
Coordinating technical dependencies / competencies across teams to ensure holistic system integrity
Identifying technical issues, constraints, risks, and challenges
Providing guidance and establishing clear technical boundaries to empower the team
Managing system initiatives and how they will be addressed through the product backlog
Maintaining a holistic view of the technology deliverable and validating that all necessary components, technical and non-technical are in place:
- Operational readiness
- Infrastructure readiness
- Performance considerations
- Production support considerations
- Implementation / deployment considerations
Encouraging team initiated incremental improvements
Resolving impediments that are beyond a team’s scope
Helping to conduct proficiency assessments and technical skills development plans for teams’ resources