Software manager content

Ever feel like each participant in a stakeholder meeting is from a different planet? Here’s how I’ve approached this successfully in the past.

If a team really works well together, this one number will be really low under all circumstances.

It’s easy to get caught up in exciting visions of innovation that will happen at your company. But the first step is knowing how people respond to change.

Running around after individuals with a stopwatch doesn’t get you to “done” faster

Priorities impact a lot more than just personal productivity

Culture follows structure. And structure depends on your metaphor for doing the work.

If velocity is a lagging metric, what actually affects it in the first place?

Your ability to deliver as a company depends on what you’re incentivized to optimize.

Digital work is hard to quantify. Here’s what I’ve picked up through the years, when agreeing to project, product, and delivery metrics for software teams.

Highly accurate estimates are critical under conditions of high uncertainty. Here’s how to get a real-world grip on them.