Becoming a manager of engineers: focusing on visibility and predictability
Becoming a manager is usually one of the biggest challenges of an engineer's career. We are usually used
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AI and Agentic Engineering in Elixir. Linking processes and people.
How to report metrics to C-level executives
One common mistake when passing information to C-level executives is overwhelming them with details that they don’t understand or
Looking at Lead Time in a different way
As we discussed previously in the post Learning with Lead time, analyzing the metric distribution regularly could be a useful
Why we love metrics? Learning with Lead time
Every time I think about indicators and metrics, I remember a phrase from H. James Harrington that says: “Measurement is
Top 10 tools and SaaS I use to run my startup SourceLevel
In September 2019, I wrote a blog post listing 10 tools I was using to run SourceLevel (in Portuguese). People
50 shades of Lead Time. Measuring each part of the development process
I have read multiple definitions for Lead Time and Cycle Time over the last years. Recently, I shared why I
6 practices to use linters to reduce and prevent technical debt
Technical debt is a common term in software engineering management. It has been the target of debates for many years.
Why You Should Use Lead Time Instead of Cycle Time
Our concepts of Lead Time and Cycle Time came from the field of Operations Management and Production Engineering. As such,