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

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Start with an influential manager you trust and recruit them as an ally. In your conversations, starting with that first manager, talk about the challenges your organization faces with software development. The engineering manager found my thoughts about scaling insightful, so he introduced me to his VP of Engineering.

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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. See the “Make Time for Learning” section.).

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