James Shore

JANUARY 10, 2025

Software engineering productivity cant be measured. The question of measuring productivity is a famous one, and the best minds in the industry have concluded it cant be done. Martin Fowler wrote an article in 2003 titled Cannot Measure Productivity. Kent Beck concluded , Measure developer productivity?

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James Shore

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Large changes—those that directly impact more than 30-70 people—require professional change management. Depending on the size of your organization, your HR department may have change management experts on staff who can help. If not, you can hire consultants. The VP liked what I had to say. Reaching the Economic Buyer.

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James Shore

OCTOBER 15, 2020

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. The VP liked what I had to say. If not, you can hire consultants.

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