James Shore

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Provide training, coaching, and other ways for people to get help without feeling judged. If not, you can hire consultants. Start with an influential manager you trust and recruit them as an ally. Ensure each team has a coach who can help them learn to be an effective, jelled team.

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James Shore

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Start with an influential manager you trust and recruit them as an ally. Ensure each team includes a coach who can teach Focusing practices. Ensure each team includes a coach who can teach Delivering practices. Ensure each team includes a coach who can teach Optimizing practices. The VP liked what I had to say.

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James Shore

JANUARY 10, 2025

Software engineering productivity cant be measured. Martin Fowler wrote an article in 2003 titled Cannot Measure Productivity. This is a talk about what you do, as VP of Engineering, when somebody asks for the impossible. And, as a fully remote company, we have a lot of flexibility in where we hire. Not possible.

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James Shore

MAY 5, 2024

In my new role as VP of Engineering , there was one question I was dreading more than any other: “How are you measuring productivity?” I need to be accountable for engineering productivity. 1 1 Kent and Gergely’s two-part article is excellent and worth reading. I can’t fault the question. Not possible.” You know what?

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