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2020: The Year Bee-hind Us

Honeycomb

My purpose as a Developer Advocate is to help software teams with their work, and that work can have positive ripple effects. I believe this human-centered approach is a big part of what’s helped us attract so many amazing new hires. Though our deploy velocity remained the same, the engineering org has been far from stagnant.

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2020: The Year Bee-hind Us

Honeycomb

My purpose as a Developer Advocate is to help software teams with their work, and that work can have positive ripple effects. I believe this human-centered approach is a big part of what’s helped us attract so many amazing new hires. Though our deploy velocity remained the same, the engineering org has been far from stagnant.

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How Buffer.com Develops Engineering Leadership Skills From Day 1 With Katie Womersley

Marcus Blankenship - Podcasts

There is an inherent difference between leaders and managers that is often overlooked. While most think that leaders are “born,” Katie Womersley, VP of Engineering at Buffer, disagrees. Katie’s journey into management. Transitioning others into management and bumps along the way. I am VP of Engineering over there.

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AoAD2 Chapter 3: How to Be Agile

James Shore

This is a pre-release excerpt of The Art of Agile Development, Second Edition , to be published by O’Reilly in 2021. Visit the Second Edition home page for information about the open development process, additional excerpts, and more. Agile software development is an ongoing process of learning and improvement. How to Be Agile.

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AoAD2 Chapter 6: Invest in Change

James Shore

This is a pre-release excerpt of The Art of Agile Development, Second Edition , to be published by O’Reilly in 2021. Visit the Second Edition home page for information about the open development process, additional excerpts, and more. If not, you can hire consultants. Spend more time listening than talking. Ask them why.

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Scaling Technology and Organizations Together with Randy Shoup

Gitprime

asks Randy Shoup , the VP of Engineering at WeWork. Shoup himself has worked as an engineering leader with several companies of various sizes during periods of intense scaling over the last three decades. Utilize managers to make their teams as productive as possible. Incorporate product managers into the team.