How to Prioritize Ruthlessly: The Playbook for Non-Negotiable Outcomes
Learn how to prioritize ruthlessly by defining non-negotiable outcomes, making a not-doing list, and enforcing trade-offs so your team ships fewer, better results.
How to Make Agile Value-Driven: Principles First, Impact Measured
Agile works when principles drive practice. See how to make agile value-driven with a one-week audit that ties rituals to customer impact and measures what matters.
Outcome-Focused Engineering Metrics: Effectiveness First, Efficiency Within Guardrails
Clarify the primary outcome, make effectiveness the north star, and keep efficiency within guardrails. This outcome-focused engineering metrics approach prevents fast-but-wrong or slow-but-right execution and supports quarterly reassessment.
How to Avoid Projection Bias: A One-Minute Check for Better Code and Collaboration
A practical, one-minute perspective check to spot and stop projection bias in engineering—so you ship code, prompts, and products that fit real users and teammates.
How to Break Down Complex Problems into Steady Wins
A practical loop to turn ambiguity into predictable momentum. Break down complex problems into shippable steps so small wins compound into breakthroughs.
Measure Agile Ceremony Impact, Not Just Efficiency
Evaluate ceremonies by impact, not speed. Learn how to spot real collaboration, unblock dependencies, and protect culture—then iterate, replace, or keep with intent.
Slow Down to Speed Up: The Structured Pause That Drives Real Progress
In high-stakes engineering, a brief, structured pause beats reflexive fixes. Slow down to speed up with a 5-step playbook that reduces risk and rework.
How to Drive Automation Adoption: Start Small, Prove Wins, Build Trust
This post shows how to drive automation adoption by starting small, measuring impact, communicating wins, and actively supporting teams to build trust and lasting improvement.