August 2025

Roadmap
Engineering

The difference between a wishlist and a roadmap

I have seen countless “roadmaps” in my career that were not much more than glorified wishlists. Pretty documents filled with ambitious ideas, but lacking the fundamental ingredients that transform hope into execution. After years of watching teams struggle with this distinction, I have come to realize there are three critical differences that separate real roadmaps […]

Following a plan vs. responding to change
agile

Responding to change over following a plan

When I hear or overhear people’s conversations on being agile, sometimes the Agile Manifesto comes up. It contains the line cited above. I am amazed how often this quote is understood as “being agile means we don’t need to plan”. Up to the point where people use “we will do this project in agile mode”

Engineering Leadership needs help
Engineering, Leadership

5 Signs Your Tech-Leadership Team Needs Help

Every tech organization faces challenges as it grows. What starts as a speedy team delivering features quickly can gradually transform into something that feels slow, opaque, and frustrating. This is normal to a certain extent – and also not dangerous when it is recognized and tackled by the responsible tech-leaders in a timely manner. The

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