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Becoming a better developer

Practical steps for improving as a developer, including ongoing learning, project work, community involvement, blogging, and embracing …

TFS Sticky Buddy layout fun

A developer shares challenges and insights from building a TFS Sticky Buddy UI in WinForms and WPF, comparing layout issues and ease of use …

Engineering as a Leadership System: Moving Beyond Frameworks

Delivery outcomes are shaped less by frameworks and practices than by the operating model leaders have designed. How an organisation's …

Detecting agile theatre with real delivery signals

Why Most Companies Operating Models Fail in Dynamic Markets

A concise comparison of Predictive and Adaptive Operating Models, explaining why traditional structures fail in dynamic markets and how …

Don’t Manage Dependencies, Remove Them

Explains why dependencies are a sign of poor system design and outlines steps to eliminate them by aligning teams, clarifying ownership, and …

The Estimation Trap: How Tracking Accuracy Undermines Trust, Flow, and Value in Software Delivery

Tracking estimation accuracy in software delivery leads to mistrust, fear, and distorted behaviours. Focus on customer value, flow, and …

Flow of Value vs Flow of Work – Misnomer or Useful Shorthand?

Compares “flow of value” and “flow of work” in Kanban, explaining why only validated outcomes count as value and stressing the need for …