Honeycomb

JULY 14, 2023

Charity once said an off-hand sentence that became a mantra for my transition into the VP of Engineering role: “Directors run the company.” It takes months to build trust and shared context, propose and refine company-wide strategy, and plan department-specific strategy and implementation.

Part-Time VPE 98

Part-Time VPE Engineering Weak Development Team Energy 98

James Shore

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Start with an influential manager you trust and recruit them as an ally. Give each team responsibility for their budget, plans, and results. The engineering manager found my thoughts about scaling insightful, so he introduced me to his VP of Engineering. The VP liked what I had to say. Find small pleasures.

Agile 103

Agile How To Weak Development Team Part-Time VPE 103

James Shore

DECEMBER 4, 2020

If not, you can hire consultants. Start with an influential manager you trust and recruit them as an ally. Give each team responsibility for their budget, plans, and results. The engineering manager found my thoughts about scaling insightful, so he introduced me to his VP of Engineering.

Agile 94

Agile Weak Development Team Part-Time VPE Coaching 94