James Shore

AUGUST 19, 2024

Back in April , I posted the new career ladder I was planning to introduce at OpenSesame, which I’ve joined as VP of Engineering. We rolled it out in July, so now’s a good time to share what we’ve learned so far. PDF) Culture Changes The purpose of the new career ladder is to help change the engineering culture at OpenSesame.

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Software Engineering Technical Advisors Engineering Software 40

James Shore

OCTOBER 15, 2020

As we’ve seen in the previous chapters, Agile is a philosophy: a way of thinking about software development. In addition, Agile practices often perform double- and triple-duty, solving multiple software development problems simultaneously and supporting each other in clever and surprising ways. How to Be Agile.

Agile 103

Agile How To Weak Development Team Part-Time VPE 103

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. Spend more time listening than talking. Ask them why.

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Agile Weak Development Team Part-Time VPE Coaching 94

Gitprime

APRIL 13, 2019

asks Randy Shoup , the VP of Engineering at WeWork. Shoup himself has worked as an engineering leader with several companies of various sizes during periods of intense scaling over the last three decades. Utilize managers to make their teams as productive as possible. Incorporate product managers into the team.

Organization 81

Organization Technology Minimum Viable Product Part-Time VPE 81