Start With Responsibilities. Then Design the Roles.
3 min read When discussing organization design, I tend to start with a simple question: what responsibilities must be covered…
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I began writing regularly in December 2021, sharing experiences, observations, and lessons from building and leading technology organizations. What started with reflections on leadership, team dynamics, and engineering performance has grown into a broader exploration of organizational change, Product–Engineering alignment, flow, emerging technologies, and the human side of building great teams.
My writing draws on real-world experience, ongoing learning, and conversations with others. Some ideas come from what worked, others from what didn’t, and many from questions I’m still exploring. There’s always something worth rethinking.
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Software Delivery Confidence: How to Build Trust in Commitments
A practical way to understand commitments, forecasting, capacity, communication, and software delivery performance 11 min read Software delivery lives in…
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Fast Flow Happens When Friction Fades
8 min read I’ve spent a lot of time talking about outcomes and Realization. That is intentional. Technology organizations ultimately…
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AI Graph Engineering Looks Familiar for a Reason
12 min read This morning I came across two different discussions about “graph engineering,” a term that seems to have…
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The Flat Org That Still Had Managers
What I learned separating people management from delivery accountability 14 min read A couple of weeks ago, I saw a…
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When the System Fits, the Product Operating Model Works
9 min read In every conversation about product delivery, team structures, and operating models, one pattern always stands out: there…
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Why Value Stream Management and the Product Operating Model Matter (and What Comes Next)
6 min read I had the opportunity to revisit my January article and refine its key points for a recent…
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The Price of Alignment
How Well-Intentioned Integration Can Undermine Modern Architecture and Team Autonomy 11 min read Having been part of numerous acquisitions and…
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Bets, Budgets, and Reframing Software Delivery as Continuous Discovery
8 min read This post is a follow-up to my articles on estimation and product operating models, exploring how adaptive…
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When Team Structure Collides with Role Alignment
How Merging Engineering Models Can Disrupt What Works And What to Do About It 11 min read After a recent…
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How Value Stream Management and Product Operating Models Complement Each Other
7 min read “The future of software delivery isn’t about process versus structure; it’s about harmonizing both to deliver better,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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