Crafting Engineering Strategy

Part II. Steps for Building Engineering Strategies

Because strategy is often treated as an abstract topic, advice on how to do strategy is often a collection of general advice. The second part of this book goes in the opposite direction, breaking strategy into five concrete steps to follow to create effective engineering strategies. These steps are reproducible, practical, and things you can begin today.

This part ends with practical advice on writing readable strategies and tactics for overcoming the many obstacles that often impact strategy work: chaotic environments, lack of executive sponsorship, and unrealistic timelines.