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…
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I began writing consistently in December 2021, writing about leadership, technology, and the organizational systems behind performance and change. What started as reflections on team dynamics and operational metrics has grown into a broader examination of how thoughtful leadership drives meaningful outcomes in software engineering and beyond.
Today, these posts cover everything from AI-driven transformation and engineering culture to the human side of building great teams, always grounded in real experience and a commitment to rethinking conventional wisdom.
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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 here,…
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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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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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