Become an Effective Software Engineering Manager

Your Plan

Now that you have your vision for the future in place, it’s time to consider what your plan for the next year is. You’ll do this by working out what you need to do in the short term to propel yourself toward your future vision, and you’ll then create an actionable skills backlog to work through.

Writing Your Plan Statement

Firstly, reread your vision statement. Take it all in. With a pen and paper, jot down a few notes while you think about the following questions:

What will you have to do to reach your vision in the next

• Five years?
• Three years?
• Two years?
• One year?

Refer back to your vision at each stage and carefully think about the skills, opportunities, training, networking, and learning that you’ll have to do. Where do you need to ...