{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Product Engineering Podcast","title":"Engineering Management In Product Engineering (with Ryan Murphy)","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1482,"description":"What does engineering management look like in a world where AI can write much of the code, and engineers are increasingly expected to think like product managers?\nIn this episode of The Product Engineering Podcast, James is joined by Ryan Murphy, founder of EM Accelerator and Crying on the Sofa, to explore the changing role of engineering managers and what it means to lead an effective Product Engineering team.\nWe discuss the relationship between engineering managers and product managers, why managers sometimes become unnecessary barriers between engineers and the wider business, and how to build teams that focus on outcomes rather than simply delivering features.\nWe also explore how AI is changing engineering management, why communication and stakeholder management are becoming more important, and whether engineering managers will need to become more hands-on again.\nWe cover:\nHow the relationship between engineering managers and product managers affects team effectiveness\nWhy engineering managers shouldn't act as gatekeepers between engineers and product\nHow misunderstandings between product and engineering create unnecessary conflict\nWhy engineers should spend time with sales, marketing and customer success to develop product understanding\nCelebrating product outcomes and learning rather than just technical excellence and delivery\nHow AI coding tools are changing the skills engineers and engineering managers need\nHelping introverted engineers develop their communication and stakeholder management skills\nUsing AI as a management assistant, sounding board and organisational tool\nThe debate around AI-generated writing and preserving authenticity\nWhy the human side of engineering management may become more important as AI takes on more technical work\nSupporting employees struggling with their mental health, and the importance of active listening\nOne of the central questions is whether AI will turn engineering managers back into hands-on developers, or whether the...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/tOpN0tMoB9dtDg__O2XafuXKrZuomc_ze_mLWYIpO7A/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS83Mjc4/NGQwOThhMzkyZGVm/ZmFjYmQ3N2NkMDcz/YWNlYS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}