James Shore

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Give each team responsibility for their budget, plans, and results. 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.

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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. Give each team responsibility for their budget, plans, and results.

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James Shore

JANUARY 10, 2025

This is a talk about what you do, as VP of Engineering, when somebody asks for the impossible. We have a bunch of engineers who dont have the XP mindset. Our engineering managers are at the forefront of that effort. This way, you dont have to compete for budget, and you dont have to justify the cost of the rewrite.

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