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…
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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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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…
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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,…
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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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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…
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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…
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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.…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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