James Shore

OCTOBER 15, 2020

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. The VP was concerned about cross-product coordination as the organization grew.

Agile 103

Agile How To Weak Development Team Part-Time VPE 103

Gitprime

DECEMBER 31, 2018

Before transitioning into coaching and consulting, he was the VP of Firefox for Mozilla through a period of intense turmoil (during which he helped build and launch the first Firefox offerings on Android and iPhone). You have those leads report to a manager. Everyone knows who they report to. You might not have directors.

Engineering Management 40

Engineering Management Engineering Organization Part-Time VPE 40

James Shore

DECEMBER 4, 2020

If not, you can hire consultants. Some Agile consultants have change management experience and can guide both aspects of your Agile adoption. 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. Reaching the Economic Buyer.

Agile 94

Agile Weak Development Team Part-Time VPE Coaching 94

Gitprime

JUNE 11, 2019

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). Yet she’s worked with a lot of engineering leaders where that internal drive—and the resulting fulfillment—weren’t the case.

Coaching 45

Coaching Weak Development Team Part-Time VPE Fractional VPE 45

James Shore

JANUARY 10, 2025

This is a talk about what you do, as VP of Engineering, when somebody asks for the impossible. Some people will be happy about the amount of time theyve gotten from Engineering, and some will be sad. We send out regular reports, but that isnt enough. Theres a funny paradox about engineering. It cant be done.

Engineering 141

Engineering Software Review Weak Development Team Agile 141

Marcus Blankenship - Podcasts

DECEMBER 10, 2019

How can I help managers who care about this stuff, support the people who report to them in like a little bit of a new way. A bunch of stuff about handoffs, how do you hand off direct reports from an old manager to you, just tons of like tools and worksheets and stuff to help you hit the ground running. Lara: Yeah… Absolutely.

CTO Coach 52

CTO Coach Coaching Weak Development Team Part-Time VPE 52

Marcus Blankenship - Podcasts

JUNE 20, 2019

For a short period of time, worked for the government doing web development and then actually started a consulting business in Atlanta where my main client was the Federal Government in Washington D.C. It was a very small little consulting practice. Consulting is great.” Eric: I joined as an engineer. Marcus: I do.

Engineering 75

Engineering Weak Development Team Part-Time VPE Fractional VPE 75