Tech Leadership Tuesday with Michael Lopp: Engineering Strategy Success with Will Larson

Join host Michael Lopp, senior engineering leader at Apple, and his guest Will Larson, chief technology officer at Carta, as they demystify engineering strategy and discuss how these critical documents are much easier to create—and to support—than most people appreciate. You’ll explore the common reasons why many organizations do not have a formal engineering strategy and learn about a proven process for creating one. This event is for you if you want to better understand engineering strategy, learn best practices for making one, or help drive and support strategy in your organization.

Tech Leadership Tuesday is a dynamic monthly live event that helps empower people and technology leaders to become more effective and successful in their leadership roles. Each episode delves into a relevant topic for engineering leaders and, through a conversation between a host and guest, you’ll learn about common challenges, best practices, and lessons learned from the guest’s experience.

What you’ll learn and how you can apply it

• The importance of having a written engineering strategy
• How to create an engineering strategy
• What to avoid when writing an engineering strategy

This live course is for you because…

• You want to hear from Michael Lopp and Will Larson about creating and implementing engineering strategy.
• You want to learn how to draft an engineering strategy.

Recommended follow-up:

• Read The Engineering Executive’s Primer (early release book by Will Larson)
• Read The Art of Leadership (book by Michael Lopp)
• Take Executive Leadership Fundamentals in 60 Minutes (on-demand course with Karen Walker)