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A Useful Productivity Measure?

James Shore

In my new role as VP of Engineering , there was one question I was dreading more than any other: “How are you measuring productivity?” I need to be accountable for engineering productivity. 1 1 Kent and Gergely’s two-part article is excellent and worth reading. For Now The RoI metrics rely on us having product bets.

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Rise of the Resilient Manager with Lara Hogan

Marcus Blankenship - Podcasts

Marcus: Why did you feel this was the right time for this book? I was finding myself in coaching call after coaching call talking about the same challenges. And I remember feeling that way, at every stage of management, you know not just as a new line manager, but when I became a manager of managers, and then when I became a VPE.

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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. Just ask the many software engineers that engage in hack-a-thons every couple of months, only to find their ideas come to life within weeks…now that’s exciting! Public cloud is not cheaper! There, I said it!

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