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. Replace waterfall governance policies with Agile governance policies.

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James Shore

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Replace waterfall governance policies with Agile governance policies. Focus team-level managers on managing their work system rather than individuals and tasks. 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.

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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 approach is called project-based governance. This leads to product-based governance.

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