Archive February 2022

Posts published in February 2022.

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Essential Engineering Principles

Engineering principles give teams a practical foundation for how to build and operate software. They guide decisions, shape behaviours, and help groups stay aligned even as syst...

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Pulling the Plug from a Project

Every project starts with high hopes to deliver one or more business values. The team begins with the requirement analysis and then carries on with design and development. On th...

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Addressing Technical Debt

A field needs to be added, a rule needs to change, or a customer bug needs a quick fix, and on paper the work looks small enough to finish in a day. Then someone points out that...

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Building a Technical Vision

A technical vision is the compass of an engineering organization. It sets the longterm direction. I believe it should define the "why" and "where" behind the technical choices t...