AI Is a Multiplier
Why enterprise AI adoption depends on literacy, strong DevOps, guardrails, and a full value stream mindset 7 min read My…
Read morePosts
I began writing consistently in December 2021, exploring the intersection of leadership, technology, and organizational effectiveness. 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.
Showing 1–15 of 63 posts
Software for Humans, Systems for Agents
Why the next AI shift may require deeper system changes than most SaaS companies expect 7 min read A Familiar…
Read more
Staying Was the Hard Move
7 min read I’m at a reflection point in my career. As I consider my next steps and explore new…
Read more
Agile Isn’t Dead and AI Isn’t Killing It Either
AI Is Rebundling Roles, Shrinking Some Teams, and Raising the Bar for Responsible Delivery 9 min read My first article…
Read more
AI Fluent, Fundamentally Lost
The Dual Bar for Hiring in 2026 4 min read Last week, Gene Kim and Steve Yegge published a piece…
Read more
When AI Isn’t Enough
Why Fundamentals Still Matter in an AI-Shaped Engineering World 6 min read In the past year, I’ve noticed a shift…
Read more
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…
Read more
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…
Read more
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…
Read more
Beyond the Beyond Delivery: AI Across the Value Stream
A follow up article and reflection on how AI amplifies the systems it enters, and why clarity in measurement and…
Read more
What Happens When We Eliminate the Agile Leader?
The hidden cost of removing the role that protects flow, team health, and continuous improvement 7 min read Every few…
Read more
From Two Pizzas to One: How AI Reshapes Dev Teams
Exploring how AI could reshape software teams, smaller pods, stronger guardrails, and the balance between autonomy and oversight. 7 min…
Read more
Beyond Delivery: Realizing AI’s Potential Across the Value Stream
Moving beyond AI-assisted delivery to achieve measurable, system-wide impact through value stream visibility and flow metrics. 10 min read At…
Read more
Smarter Pull Requests: Balancing AI, Automation, and Human Review
Best practices for AI-enhanced pull requests, combining rules, templates, CI checks, and human review to deliver faster, safer code 6…
Read more
So, What Does a VP of Software Engineering Do?
7 min read This article began as a response to a colleague in the industry, Patrice Corbard, a DevOps advisor,…
Read more