James Shore

JANUARY 10, 2025

This is a talk about what you do, as VP of Engineering, when somebody asks for the impossible. Its not about literally being the best product engineering org in the world. If you did this exercise with your leadership team, youd probably get different answers. It cant be done. turn left] Im not. It cant be done.

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Apiumhub

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

He’s authored no less than seven books about software development and has been a columnist for a number of software publications. John is a consultant and helps companies with Devops, Puppet, Docker, Kubernetes, etc. He write books, gives presentations and talks. DevOps influencers. Martin Fowler. John Arundel. Jez Humble.

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Honeycomb

AUGUST 19, 2022

Riding the pendulum from manager back to IC is common, and there are even high-quality books , websites , and conferences about navigating the upper echelons of the IC ladder. My current role as VP of Engineering has me managing a few senior ICs, but I am mostly managing other managers and directors now.

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James Shore

OCTOBER 15, 2020

It’s easy because, in most cases, they can start with one of the many off-the-shelf Agile methods, like the one in this book. So, although it’s tempting to customize your Agile method from the beginning, it’s best to start out with a by-the-book approach. Parts II-IV of this book describe the practices for each zone.

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Gitprime

JUNE 11, 2019

Taking on an engineering leadership role can be disorienting for fresh recruits from the engineering ranks and seasoned veterans alike. Hogan spent more than a decade leveling up engineering organizations and growing leaders at companies like Etsy (as an Engineering Director) and Kickstarter (as VP of Engineering).

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James Shore

DECEMBER 4, 2020

If you’re using this book as the basis for your change, provide copies, and tell people which parts you’re using. If not, you can hire consultants. Some Agile consultants have change management experience and can guide both aspects of your Agile adoption. The VP liked what I had to say. Reaching the Economic Buyer.

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Marcus Blankenship - Podcasts

JUNE 20, 2019

If you’ve ever wondered about what it could look like to go from being an engineer to the senior executive level of your company, you won’t want to miss this episode. This week on the Programming Leadership podcast, Marcus interviews Eric Muntz, the Senior Vice President of Engineering at MailChimp. Transcript. What a guy.

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