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AoAD2 Chapter 3: How to Be Agile

James Shore

To share your thoughts, join the AoAD2 open review mailing list. In the West, it’s come to mean a process of continuous gradual improvement: constantly reviewing and improving your practices at all levels of the organization. Start with an influential manager you trust and recruit them as an ally. The VP liked what I had to say.

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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. In these cases, a technical refresh is a considerable expense and by moving to a public cloud the solution can, in some cases, be less expensive than rolling your own update. Public cloud is not cheaper! There, I said it!

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Mentorship, Coaching, and Sponsorship — A Powerful Framework for Building Resilient Teams

Gitprime

Taking on an engineering leadership role can be disorienting for fresh recruits from the engineering ranks and seasoned veterans alike. Hogan spent more than a decade leveling up engineering organizations and growing leaders at companies like Etsy (as an Engineering Director) and Kickstarter (as VP of Engineering).