Honeycomb

AUGUST 3, 2023

If you ever find yourself in an intractable debate on tech debt investments, I encourage you to try one of the more precise labels for the work you’d like to do. Sometimes, using a label that speaks directly to the business value of a type of work can do wonders to help both sides find a way to move forward.

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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 manager was looking for someone to lead a small team. The VP liked what I had to say. Find the gap.

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James Shore

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Here’s how they apply to Agile: 1 Steven Smith has a good article on the Satir model at [link] that includes tips for helping team members through each stage. Large changes—those that directly impact more than 30-70 people—require professional change management. If not, you can hire consultants. The VP liked what I had to say.

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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. And, as a fully remote company, we have a lot of flexibility in where we hire.

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