James Shore

OCTOBER 15, 2020

2 If you have many teams, the overall time frame will be longer. I see many more companies with mediocre Agile teams than great Agile teams. People burn out on the mismatch between Agile ideas and company values. If your company is new to Agile ideas, regardless of whether they already use the name, use kaikaku.

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James Shore

DECEMBER 4, 2020

You’ve figured out which investments your company needs to make. If not, you can hire consultants. If you’re not prepared to get expert help, limit your Agile changes to a few teams at a time. One thing the mediocre teams have in common is that their companies didn’t go all in. Invest in Change. Understanding Change.

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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. But our company is relatively small. the FAANG companies. for most companies.

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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.” I took offense.

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