Honeycomb

AUGUST 19, 2022

And in a moment where it was as hard as ever to hire and retain talented software engineers, our software systems also continued to grow more and more complicated. These constraints incentivized managers to think hard about how to retain and grow their best senior engineers. Engineering manager’s Bill of Rights.

Engineering 145

Engineering Part-Time VPE CTO Coach Engineering Management 145

Battery Ventures

APRIL 8, 2019

And if you’re hiring senior-level talent, you probably need an outside recruiter. Few in-house recruiters have the expertise or network that a professional, third-party recruiter offers. I’ve seen a lot of great CEOs and entrepreneurs who don’t know how to go about hiring a recruiter.

Part-Time VPE 40

Part-Time VPE Recruiting Fractional VPE Fractional CTO 40

James Shore

OCTOBER 15, 2020

How to Be Agile. Choose one of the rough edges, make an educated guess about how to improve, observe what happens, and repeat. Start with an influential manager you trust and recruit them as an ally. They’ll help you understand who else you need to talk to and how best to approach them. The VP liked what I had to say.

Agile 103

Agile How To Weak Development Team Part-Time VPE 103

James Shore

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Here’s how they apply to Agile: 1 Steven Smith has a good article on the Satir model at [link] that includes tips for helping team members through each stage. Everyone knows what’s expected of them and how to do their job. Help people understand how to do their job in the changed environment. If not, you can hire consultants.

Agile 94

Agile Weak Development Team Part-Time VPE Coaching 94

taos

JULY 18, 2017

Frankly, I don’t know a single CIO, CTO or VP of Engineering or Operations that would disagree with me. Ahhhh…the holy grail of IT expenditure quantification: how to get more out of your employees without increasing staff or compensation. Public cloud is not cheaper! There, I said it! Productivity.

Cloud 40

Cloud Part-Time VPE Data Center Technical Review 40