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

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Start with an influential manager you trust and recruit them as an ally. Here’s an example of how manager buy-in works in a complex situation, drawn from my experience as a consultant. I was originally approached by an engineering manager at a company with several hundred engineers and about 45 software teams.

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James Shore

DECEMBER 4, 2020

If not, you can hire consultants. Some Agile consultants have change management experience and can guide both aspects of your Agile adoption. Start with an influential manager you trust and recruit them as an ally. The VP was concerned about cross-product coordination as the organization grew.

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