Blogging, regurgitating ideas, or coming up with new ones
I decided to start writing posts or articles in December 2021. I received feedback on one of my articles from someone I had just met. I wanted to contribute my experiences and perspectives on current practices. Creating content for blogging and LinkedIn is challenging because these platforms often have repetitive ideas. Unless confirming an experience or outcome, I try to avoid repeating what others have published.
Here is a link to the article she published after our conversation, The case for regurgitation.
I value the opinions of others for learning and personal development. Even when my publishing combines existing ideas, it helps promote and disseminate them from my unique perspective and experiences. This platform aims to foster collaboration and contribute to the supportive community that has helped me in many ways. The idea is to gain insight from diverse perspectives and draw from various sources while incorporating our experiences.
I focus on the legacy mindset of senior leadership, team dynamics, operational efficiency and metrics, practices and outcomes, and software engineering. Additionally, I explore the impact of modern practices like Agile, Lean, DevOps, and Value Stream Management on system flow.
These articles are also published on medium.com.
Posts are displayed in chronological order, from newest to oldest.
- Mindsets That Shape Software Delivery Team Structures
10 min read Many tech companies follow modern delivery practices but still use outdated methods, especially in team structures and leadership… Read more: Mindsets That Shape Software Delivery Team Structures - Flow Retreat 2025: Practicing the Work Behind the Work
4 min read The Flow Leadership Retreat was the vision of Steve Pereira, co-author of the recently released book Flow Engineering:… Read more: Flow Retreat 2025: Practicing the Work Behind the Work - Why Cutting Agile Leadership Hurts Teams More Than It Saves
8 min read The Cost-Driven Decision That Many Companies Regret Many organizations today are eliminating the Scrum Master or equivalent Agile… Read more: Why Cutting Agile Leadership Hurts Teams More Than It Saves - Responsible Engineering: Beyond the Code, Owning the Impact
6 min read A Dinner Conversation That Sparked a Deeper Discussion Last night, I had dinner and great conversation with the… Read more: Responsible Engineering: Beyond the Code, Owning the Impact - Avoiding Flow Metric Confusion: Aligning Agile Work Hierarchy to Flow Items
10 min read Adopting Flow Metrics without understanding Value Stream Management, Flow Items, and the Agile Work Hierarchy can create confusion… Read more: Avoiding Flow Metric Confusion: Aligning Agile Work Hierarchy to Flow Items - Decoding the Metrics Maze: How Platform Marketing Fuels Confusion Between SEI, VSM, and Metrics
9 min read A Landscape of Confusion By 2025, the tech industry will be more data-driven than ever, with engineering teams… Read more: Decoding the Metrics Maze: How Platform Marketing Fuels Confusion Between SEI, VSM, and Metrics - Beyond outcome-focused metrics: Connecting Work to Outcomes
5 min read In her recent article, Measuring What Matters: Using Outcome-Focused Metrics to Build High-Performing Teams in 2025 1, Leah… Read more: Beyond outcome-focused metrics: Connecting Work to Outcomes - Managing Technical Debt: Interest Rates, Impact, and Continuous Payments
5 min read In my earlier article, Advocating for Refactoring Prioritization in the Context of Business Goals, I discussed the importance… Read more: Managing Technical Debt: Interest Rates, Impact, and Continuous Payments - Advocating for Refactoring: Prioritization in the Context of Business Goals
7 min read Refactoring often gets sidelined in favor of delivering features or fixing defects. However, its business value lies in… Read more: Advocating for Refactoring: Prioritization in the Context of Business Goals - Dependencies Are Here to Stay: From Challenges to Opportunities
8 min read Setting the Stage: What This Article Is About Dependencies—a word that can mean many things, but here, we’re… Read more: Dependencies Are Here to Stay: From Challenges to Opportunities - Why Value Stream Management and the Product Operating Model Matter
5 min read In 2021, as an evolution in our agile transformation efforts, I introduced Value Stream Management (VSM) to my… Read more: Why Value Stream Management and the Product Operating Model Matter - From Good to Great: Shifting to Outcomes in 2025
7 min read Audience and Purpose This post is both a reflection and a vision. It’s a message for my team—who… Read more: From Good to Great: Shifting to Outcomes in 2025 - Breaking Free from the Build Trap: Delivering Meaningful Outcomes
10 min read This article is the final part of a series on linking software engineering to business success. If you… Read more: Breaking Free from the Build Trap: Delivering Meaningful Outcomes - Transforming Engineering: From Cost Center to Strategic Partner
7 min read This article is the second in a three-part series exploring how software engineering can deliver measurable business value.… Read more: Transforming Engineering: From Cost Center to Strategic Partner - Engineering’s Business Value: From Black Box to Clarity
6 min read This post is the first installment of my three-part series on connecting technology to business outcomes. In this… Read more: Engineering’s Business Value: From Black Box to Clarity - Profitable Engineering: Linking Software Engineering to Business Results
3 min read From Code to Impact: A Leadership Series on Linking Software to Business Success In late 2024, a 360-degree… Read more: Profitable Engineering: Linking Software Engineering to Business Results - Crossroads 2024: Reflections on Leadership, Legacy, and Modern Practices
5 min read Preface: Defining the Last Chapter As a software engineer and leader who has experienced two distinct eras of… Read more: Crossroads 2024: Reflections on Leadership, Legacy, and Modern Practices - Navigating the Digital Product Workflow Metrics Landscape: From DORA to Comprehensive Value Stream Management Platform Solutions
19 min read Using engineering metrics can greatly improve your work. Which metrics can help you and your teams improve practices… Read more: Navigating the Digital Product Workflow Metrics Landscape: From DORA to Comprehensive Value Stream Management Platform Solutions - Evolving the Agile Leadership Role: Integrating Value Stream Management into Agile Leadership
9 min read This post is part of my ongoing series showcasing the competitive edge provided by maintaining Scrum Master or… Read more: Evolving the Agile Leadership Role: Integrating Value Stream Management into Agile Leadership - A Balanced Approach to Agile Metrics: Empowering Teams and Mitigating Risks
5 min read Metrics can provide teams with insights and evidence where things are taking longer, are causing friction, and need… Read more: A Balanced Approach to Agile Metrics: Empowering Teams and Mitigating Risks - Beyond Facilitation: The Agile Leader’s Place in Cross-Functional Team Dynamics
9 min read “Alignment is a force multiplier.” ― Gereon Hermkes I was invited recently to a meeting with Agile Leaders, Product… Read more: Beyond Facilitation: The Agile Leader’s Place in Cross-Functional Team Dynamics - Pressures of Strategic Talent Cost Rebalancing in Agile Teams: Optimizing Global Geographical Costs for Cohesion and Efficiency
10 min read “If you choose not to leverage global talent and economic benefits while your competitors do, you’re essentially steering… Read more: Pressures of Strategic Talent Cost Rebalancing in Agile Teams: Optimizing Global Geographical Costs for Cohesion and Efficiency - Agile Era Leadership: Overcoming Legacy Leadership Friction and Four Industry Conversations
11 min read The world has fundamentally changed in the past few decades. The rise of knowledge work and complex digital… Read more: Agile Era Leadership: Overcoming Legacy Leadership Friction and Four Industry Conversations - Software Delivery Teams, Deadlines, and the Challenge of Providing Reliable Estimates
4 min read During our end-of-year annual sales kick-off conference this week, I witnessed a leader presenting our roadmap to the… Read more: Software Delivery Teams, Deadlines, and the Challenge of Providing Reliable Estimates - Unpacking The State of Value Stream Management Report 2023
3 min read VSM Adoption In December 2020, I introduced Value Stream Management (VSM) and Flow Metrics to our teams. Our… Read more: Unpacking The State of Value Stream Management Report 2023 - Adapting to Technological Shifts in Enterprise Software Development
5 min read The focus of this post is on more significant shifts in technology stacks. Last week, I shared an… Read more: Adapting to Technological Shifts in Enterprise Software Development - Mitigating Metric Misuse: Preventing the Misuse of Metrics and Prioritizing Outcomes Over Outputs
6 min read The business needs feedback on technology investments. Teams need insights into flow efficiency and potential bottlenecks. Part 3… Read more: Mitigating Metric Misuse: Preventing the Misuse of Metrics and Prioritizing Outcomes Over Outputs - Developer Experience: The Power of Sentiment Metrics in Building a TeamX Culture
6 min read “If you are in a good culture, you will feel and know it, and it’s sometimes hard to… Read more: Developer Experience: The Power of Sentiment Metrics in Building a TeamX Culture - Shift Left Security, Security Unit Tests, OWASP Top 10, and AI: Key Practices for Secure Development
6 min read What are we trying to improve? The adoption of practices to find security vulnerabilities early in the development… Read more: Shift Left Security, Security Unit Tests, OWASP Top 10, and AI: Key Practices for Secure Development - Beyond Features: A Software Engineer’s Code of Conduct for Delivering Impactful Product Outcomes
3 min read “The software industry is a great example of an industry where the responsible thing to do is not… Read more: Beyond Features: A Software Engineer’s Code of Conduct for Delivering Impactful Product Outcomes - Outcome Metrics and the Difficulty of Reporting on Value
4 min read What does it mean to “deliver value”? Defining value deserves its own focus. This article picks up at… Read more: Outcome Metrics and the Difficulty of Reporting on Value - Maximizing Technology Team Performance: Insights from a CEO Conversation
6 min read In this article, I share an enhanced version of a conversation with a CEO in August of 2022… Read more: Maximizing Technology Team Performance: Insights from a CEO Conversation - Finally, Metrics That Help: Boosting Productivity Through Improved Team Experience, Flow, and Bottlenecks.
13 min read Note: This article has two parts: First, a view on today’s data insights and metrics. Second, our experience… Read more: Finally, Metrics That Help: Boosting Productivity Through Improved Team Experience, Flow, and Bottlenecks. - Agile Software Delivery: Unlocking Your Team’s Full Potential. It’s not the Product Owner.
10 min read This article examines the role of leadership in agile software delivery teams and product organizations. The Product Owner… Read more: Agile Software Delivery: Unlocking Your Team’s Full Potential. It’s not the Product Owner. - The Shift to Software Management: A Skill Guide for New Managers
9 min read Why did you become a manager? The journey from a seasoned engineer to a successful engineering manager often… Read more: The Shift to Software Management: A Skill Guide for New Managers - The Artistry of Software Engineering: Harnessing Creativity for Impactful Business Solutions
5 min read “Software is a great combination of artistry and engineering.” – Bill Gates As a senior leader and software… Read more: The Artistry of Software Engineering: Harnessing Creativity for Impactful Business Solutions - Established Organizations, Level of Digital Literacy, Mindset, and the 4th Industrial Revolution
11 min read Established companies are striving to conquer outdated operating models and frameworks. As an enterprise changes its way of… Read more: Established Organizations, Level of Digital Literacy, Mindset, and the 4th Industrial Revolution