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# An Elegant Puzzle: Systems of Engineering Management

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Review: Best management book I have read so far - I bought this book without too many expectations: most management books are usually either poorly written, either full of banalities, either too abstract. However, this book is one of the rare excellent ones, and most probably a must-read for any manager (probably even outside tech). I'm a junior manager and I initially thought the book was not a good fit for me as I started to read the first chapter: this book is written by an upper-manager and talks about many problems related to upper-management that a junior manager does not encounter himself, especially in the first two chapters. However, I kept reading and it was the right thing to do: the book is incredibly complete and covers everything. Many points are actually relevant whether you are a junior manager or a more experienced one. For the other parts more related to upper-management (for example, restructuring a department), those are still very interesting and eye-opening to read for a junior manager: you get to better understand what your own manager is doing now, or what challenges he will face soon. It truly allows you to connect the dots and reflect more about your own company environment. Besides that, this book is very practical. It's very easy to understand each point and how to approach each problem. Of course, each company is different and you can't have a cooking-recipe that works everywhere: you still need to adapt based on your environment, but you are much clearer on how to do it, and what should you pay attention to. This is much better than most other books out there that focus on banalities everyone already knows, or only stick to an abstract level such that you don't know much more than when you started reading them. I can't recommend enough that book.
Review: Great value manual for engineering managers - There's a lot to admire in this book by Will Larson. It's clearly a labour of love but it covers so much of the same ground from so many angles it feels like it's sometimes battering you over the head with its opinions. Despite saying it's not a manual for the engineering manager - I would totally disagree. I think this is an excellent manual for the new or old engineering manager - a perfect resource for you to dip into when you are confronted with tricky situations. I would certainly lean on this and learn from Will's experience so long as you put the advice into his context. In the post-VC world we need to be a bit more human but there is still great value here.

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| Specification | Value |
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| Best Sellers Rank | #65,622 in Kindle Store ( See Top 100 in Kindle Store ) #2 in Software Project Management #2 in IT Project Management #6 in Engineering Project Management |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Best management book I have read so far
*by S***N on January 26, 2020*

I bought this book without too many expectations: most management books are usually either poorly written, either full of banalities, either too abstract. However, this book is one of the rare excellent ones, and most probably a must-read for any manager (probably even outside tech). I'm a junior manager and I initially thought the book was not a good fit for me as I started to read the first chapter: this book is written by an upper-manager and talks about many problems related to upper-management that a junior manager does not encounter himself, especially in the first two chapters. However, I kept reading and it was the right thing to do: the book is incredibly complete and covers everything. Many points are actually relevant whether you are a junior manager or a more experienced one. For the other parts more related to upper-management (for example, restructuring a department), those are still very interesting and eye-opening to read for a junior manager: you get to better understand what your own manager is doing now, or what challenges he will face soon. It truly allows you to connect the dots and reflect more about your own company environment. Besides that, this book is very practical. It's very easy to understand each point and how to approach each problem. Of course, each company is different and you can't have a cooking-recipe that works everywhere: you still need to adapt based on your environment, but you are much clearer on how to do it, and what should you pay attention to. This is much better than most other books out there that focus on banalities everyone already knows, or only stick to an abstract level such that you don't know much more than when you started reading them. I can't recommend enough that book.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great value manual for engineering managers
*by R***N on June 4, 2024*

There's a lot to admire in this book by Will Larson. It's clearly a labour of love but it covers so much of the same ground from so many angles it feels like it's sometimes battering you over the head with its opinions. Despite saying it's not a manual for the engineering manager - I would totally disagree. I think this is an excellent manual for the new or old engineering manager - a perfect resource for you to dip into when you are confronted with tricky situations. I would certainly lean on this and learn from Will's experience so long as you put the advice into his context. In the post-VC world we need to be a bit more human but there is still great value here.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great book highly recommended
*by J***X on July 27, 2025*

I really like this book. An Elegant Puzzle really clicked for me especially the way it ties DevOps principles to broader team architecture. Will Larson ownership and iteration shape real outcomes. I appreciated how it reinforced quality as a cultural choice. The book’s take on continuous improvement felt grounded, practical, and surprisingly motivating.

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