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Don’t Let Strategic Debt Suffocate Your Organization

GreenBar

​“I have to do everything myself, and I don’t have time to fix all of this.” ” The CEO who said that to me was a successful entrepreneur who had grown his startup into a 25-person marketing company serving hundreds of brands. How can you spend your budget effectively to reduce that debt?

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The Cloud Cost-Conscious Conundrum

taos

Frankly, I don’t know a single CIO, CTO or VP of Engineering or Operations that would disagree with me. all you need is a credit card and a few hundred dollars), but should the startup become wildly successful or completely fail, the time-to-market and time-to-shutdown is nearly immediate. There, I said it!

Cloud 40
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AoAD2 Chapter 3: How to Be Agile

James Shore

Start with an influential manager you trust and recruit them as an ally. Ensure each team includes people who have business, market, and product expertise. Give each team full responsibility over particular products or market segments. Give each team responsibility for their budget, plans, and results. Find the gap.

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AoAD2 Chapter 6: Invest in Change

James Shore

If not, you can hire consultants. Start with an influential manager you trust and recruit them as an ally. See the “Make Time for Learning” section.). Ensure each team includes people who have business, market, and product expertise. Give each team responsibility for their budget, plans, and results. Don’t give up.

Agile 94
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On Becoming a VP of Engineering, Part 2: Doing the Job

Honeycomb

Charity once said an off-hand sentence that became a mantra for my transition into the VP of Engineering role: “Directors run the company.” Being a good VP requires not getting lost in the weeds and risking losing sight of the bigger picture, even when it feels like there is a tantalizing opportunity for fast impact.