James Shore

JANUARY 10, 2025

This is a talk about what you do, as VP of Engineering, when somebody asks for the impossible. CIO Magazine, Sep 2006 One of my favorite stories about how this approach fails is the FBIs Virtual Case File system, because there was a US Senate investigation, and we have a lot of details about what happened. It cant be done.

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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 was concerned about cross-product coordination as the organization grew.

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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. Here’s an example of how manager buy-in works in a complex situation, drawn from my experience as a consultant. The VP liked what I had to say. Reaching the Economic Buyer.

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