The first edition of this book, Team Geek, proved to be a great success. In the four years since it was published there seems to be more widespread recognition of the importance of teamwork in business. In some places, collaboration is now being taught as part of college curriculums and leadership training classes (often using our book!).
But we also came to realize that the first edition of the book was perhaps a bit too focused on software engineering, so we’ve expanded this second edition to be more accessible to a nontechnical audience—hence the title change to Debugging Teams. While we still draw on engineering examples, there’s less focus on nitty-gritty details of software development tools. We’ve expanded and generalized a number of our explanations throughout the book based on continuous feedback from readers. We’ve also added sections on more recent topics, such as open seating plans, imposter syndrome, and newer communication and leadership techniques.
We hope this expansion will have a broader appeal and impact across multiple industries.