The soft side of software engineering

Software Engineering (SE) today is much more a challenge of organizational and methodological improvement than a technological one. Most software engineering courses and texts provide an excellent framework for young engineers to understand the nature of the software development process and weigh alternative approaches in practicing their craft. However, most standard texts on the subject pay little or no attention to the human factors that are operating within technological organizations. This talk will present a number of case studies based on the book Managing Humans. These case studies can be used as an adjunct to conventional SE course content to address the lack of "human centered" content.