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.

Engineering 141

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Gitprime

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

In this Perspectives in Engineering interview series, engineering leaders talk about how to build, coach, and scale world-class technology teams. Saminda Wijegunawardena , VP of Engineering at Box, calls this increasing distance “abstraction.” Those are opportunities you can create to stretch engineers,” he says.

Part-Time VPE 45

Part-Time VPE Fractional VPE Weak Development Team Culture 45

Honeycomb

AUGUST 19, 2022

My current role as VP of Engineering has me managing a few senior ICs, but I am mostly managing other managers and directors now. To help protect our engineering managers and support them in some of the challenges of this changing role, I propose the following contract. Engineering manager’s Bill of Rights.

Engineering 145

Engineering Part-Time VPE CTO Coach Engineering Management 145

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).

Coaching 45

Coaching Weak Development Team Part-Time VPE Fractional VPE 45

Gitprime

MARCH 13, 2019

You can watch the entire webinar here , or read on for six highlights from the discussion with Randy Shoup , the VP of Engineering at WeWork; Cornelia Davis , the Senior Director of Technology at Pivotal; and Saminda Wijegunawardena , the Vice President of Engineering at Box. Where do you put the contracts in place?

Part-Time VPE 58

Part-Time VPE Engineering Weak Development Team Fractional VPE 58

James Shore

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Provide training, coaching, and other ways for people to get help without feeling judged. If not, you can hire consultants. Some Agile consultants have change management experience and can guide both aspects of your Agile adoption. Ensure each team has a coach who can help them learn to be an effective, jelled team.

Agile 94

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James Shore

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Ensure each team includes a coach who can teach Focusing practices. Ensure each team includes a coach who can teach Delivering practices. Ensure each team includes a coach who can teach Optimizing practices. Here’s an example of how manager buy-in works in a complex situation, drawn from my experience as a consultant.

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