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Technology Leadership & Engineering Management

Technology Leadership & Engineering Management

DevOps, Agile & Technology Leadership

Technology Leadership & Engineering Management

Technology Leadership & Engineering Management explains how to lead technical people and connect engineering work to business goals. It covers communication, feedback, team structure and the move from individual contributor to manager. Higher levels address hiring, performance management, cross-team collaboration, technical strategy and building healthy engineering organisations that scale over time.

Levels: 4
Starting from: 245 credits

Choose a level

Each level is unlocked on its own

Level 1 / 4

Beginner

245 credits

What you will study: What changes when you lead, leadership styles, clear communication, running one-to-one conversations, giving and receiving feedback, building trust and balancing technical and people responsibilities. Realistic conversations show what good leadership sounds like in practice.
Who it is for: For engineers stepping into their first lead role who want to guide colleagues well while still contributing technically to the team's work. No management experience is needed to begin.
What you will be able to do: You can hold productive one-to-one conversations, give feedback that helps people grow and build the trust a new lead needs to support a team effectively. The move into leadership will feel far less daunting.

Level 2 / 4

Intermediate

445 credits

What you will study: Team structure and roles, delegation, setting goals and expectations, running planning and review meetings, supporting career growth, handling conflict and protecting the team's focus. Practical templates make each technique easy to put into use.
Who it is for: For new engineering managers who want their team to run smoothly, with clear goals, sensible delegation and support for each person's development. It covers the everyday craft of running a team.
What you will be able to do: You can organise a team around clear goals, delegate with confidence, resolve everyday conflicts and support each team member's growth with a simple development plan. Your team will work with clearer purpose and less friction.

Level 3 / 4

Advanced

745 credits

What you will study: Structured hiring and interviewing, onboarding, performance reviews, handling underperformance, cross-functional collaboration, stakeholder management and planning technical debt work alongside feature delivery. Scenarios walk through difficult situations managers often face.
Who it is for: For experienced managers who hire, evaluate performance and coordinate with other departments while keeping a healthy balance between new features and technical debt. It prepares you for the harder people decisions.
What you will be able to do: You can run a fair hiring process, conduct balanced performance reviews, work smoothly with other departments and make a clear case for investing in technical debt. Your team will grow stronger with each hire and review cycle.

Level 4 / 4

Expert

1,045 credits

What you will study: Technology strategy, organisational design, leading managers, engineering budgets, build-versus-buy decisions, aligning engineering investment with business goals, culture at scale and communicating with executives. Examples show how strategic choices play out over several years.
Who it is for: For senior engineering leaders who manage managers, set technology strategy and shape how an engineering organisation grows over several years. It suits leaders responsible for whole engineering departments.
What you will be able to do: You can set a clear technology direction, design an organisation that scales and align engineering investment with long-term business and innovation goals. Engineering will be seen as a clear driver of business success.

Levels are paid for with credits. Access details are emailed to you, typically within 24 hours, and if nothing arrives after 72 hours, please contact us.

About This Learning Material

Technology Leadership & Engineering Management is written for engineers stepping into leadership and for managers who want to lead technical teams more effectively. It focuses on the people, processes and strategic decisions that determine whether talented engineers can do their best work together.

The Beginner level covers leadership principles, clear communication, one-to-one conversations and giving useful feedback. Intermediate focuses on team structure, delegation, goal setting, running effective planning meetings and supporting career growth. Advanced covers hiring, performance evaluation, cross-functional collaboration and managing technical debt alongside new features. Expert looks at technology strategy, organisational design, budgeting, leading other managers and aligning engineering investment with long-term business and innovation goals.