Engineering Managers Tools

I continue reading James Stanier's "Become an Effective Software Engineering Manager", and I made some notes regarding the second chapter.

One of the keys to success is to organize yourself. James recommends tools:

• A calendar is an essential instrument for planning activities for every day.
• A to-do list to plan and execute anything. Check it every time!
• Mailbox as a primary channel for communication. Create rules to sort emails by priority.
• A tool that you can use as a temporary place when you are far from your workplace.

In my opinion, the most important thing for every tool is to have only one place of truth. Any chosen instrument must always be available on a phone, laptop, iPad, and everywhere. There should not be three calendars and five different notepads spreaded by various devices.

Currently, Woldline's ecosystem allows me to use Confluence for notes and Microsoft ToDo for tasks, which is perfectly integrated with Microsoft Outlook Calendar. All these products are also available on my phone. 😀