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Ever feel like your teams are working hard but nothing's actually moving forward? You're not imagining it. Most organizations are drowning in handoffs, unclear priorities, and invisible bottlenecks that slow everything down. Your best people spend more time in coordination

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"What I found...was a pleasantly surprising, thoughtful, and insightful business book for enterprise architects who want to make a positive impact on their organization..." —James M.'s review of Unbundling the Enterprise by Stephen Fishman and Matt McLarty Read the full review

"What I found...was a pleasantly surprising, thoughtful, and insightful business book for enterprise architects who want to make a positive impact on their organization..."

—James M.'s review of Unbundling the Enterprise by Stephen Fishman and Matt McLarty 

Read the full review
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The ebook for Progressive Delivery is now available for preorder! You can also preorder the print version, and we'll announce it as soon as the audiobook is available for preorder. Kindle: buff.ly/e6kJegB Nook: buff.ly/Pb8FlOJ Kobo: buff.ly/nX70qhO

The ebook for Progressive Delivery is now available for preorder! You can also preorder the print version, and we'll announce it as soon as the audiobook is available for preorder.

Kindle: buff.ly/e6kJegB 

Nook: buff.ly/Pb8FlOJ 

Kobo: buff.ly/nX70qhO
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Hot take: The most successful digital transformations don't eliminate bureaucracy—they reinvent it. 🔄 We love to bash red tape and dream of startup-style freedom, but here's what actually works: modern organizations need structure that acts like highway guardrails—there to

Hot take: The most successful digital transformations don't eliminate bureaucracy—they reinvent it. 🔄

We love to bash red tape and dream of startup-style freedom, but here's what actually works: modern organizations need structure that acts like highway guardrails—there to
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Remember when Slack redesigned their UI in 2019 and users revolted? Or when Sonos had to replace their CEO after an app update broke core functionality? This is "technological jerk" in action – when software changes so abruptly, it throws users' mental models off balance. The

Remember when Slack redesigned their UI in 2019 and users revolted? Or when Sonos had to replace their CEO after an app update broke core functionality?

This is "technological jerk" in action – when software changes so abruptly, it throws users' mental models off balance.

The
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Gene Kim wrote 4,176 lines of code in 4 days while editing Vibe Coding (his upcoming book with Steve Yegge). And he calls himself a "mediocre developer." 🤯 This is the power of vibe coding: AI writes the code, human supervises. During breaks from manuscript editing, Kim built a

Gene Kim wrote 4,176 lines of code in 4 days while editing Vibe Coding (his upcoming book with Steve Yegge). And he calls himself a "mediocre developer." 🤯

This is the power of vibe coding: AI writes the code, human supervises. During breaks from manuscript editing, Kim built a
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When significant organizational changes occur, business and technology leaders must navigate them as a unified team. Joint communications, shared accountability for outcomes, and consistent messaging about partnership importance maintain stability during turbulence.

When significant organizational changes occur, business and technology leaders must navigate them as a unified team. Joint communications, shared accountability for outcomes, and consistent messaging about partnership importance maintain stability during turbulence.
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Your teams aren't slow. Your workflows are broken. When work bounces between departments like a pinball, everyone gets frustrated. Dependencies pile up. Priorities shift daily. Good people burn out trying to navigate the mess. Sound familiar? You need Flow Engineering. This

Your teams aren't slow. Your workflows are broken.

When work bounces between departments like a pinball, everyone gets frustrated. Dependencies pile up. Priorities shift daily. Good people burn out trying to navigate the mess.

Sound familiar? You need Flow Engineering.

This
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Most transformation efforts start with a war cry against bureaucratic constraints. Leaders envision flattened hierarchies and eliminated approval processes. But here's the paradox: Even tech giants like Google and Amazon have bureaucracy—it just looks different. They enforce

Most transformation efforts start with a war cry against bureaucratic constraints. Leaders envision flattened hierarchies and eliminated approval processes.

But here's the paradox: Even tech giants like Google and Amazon have bureaucracy—it just looks different. They enforce
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The software industry has optimized deployment pipelines to ship code hundreds of times daily, but we've neglected the human side of the equation. We conflate three distinct processes: ▪️Deployment (getting code to production) ▪️Release (making features available) ▪️Adoption

The software industry has optimized deployment pipelines to ship code hundreds of times daily, but we've neglected the human side of the equation.

We conflate three distinct processes:

▪️Deployment (getting code to production)
▪️Release (making features available)
▪️Adoption
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Can "mediocre" developers achieve 10x productivity with AI? While finishing the Vibe Coding book with Steve Yegge, Gene Kim faced a frustrating problem: manually copying text from hundreds of pages across multiple Google Docs was killing his hands and slowing the editing

Can "mediocre" developers achieve 10x productivity with AI?

While finishing the Vibe Coding book with Steve Yegge, Gene Kim faced a frustrating problem: manually copying text from hundreds of pages across multiple Google Docs was killing his hands and slowing the editing
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What separates winning product development teams from the rest? MIT's Dr. Steven J. Spear has studied this question across industries for decades. His recent interview reveals the common thread between Lean, Six Sigma, Agile, and DevOps: they all create fast-learning cultures

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The software development world is experiencing what Gene Kim and Steve Yegge call "the good FAAFO"—and it's transforming how developers work. Vibe coding delivers five game-changing benefits: ▪️Fast development cycles that compress months into days. ▪️Ambitious projects that

The software development world is experiencing what Gene Kim and Steve Yegge call "the good FAAFO"—and it's transforming how developers work.

Vibe coding delivers five game-changing benefits: 

▪️Fast development cycles that compress months into days. 
▪️Ambitious projects that
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Creating a "Partnership Playbook" institutionalizes your approach to business-IT collaboration. This reference guide should document governance mechanisms, decision rights, meeting cadences, and metrics for all leaders. Building partnership into onboarding ensures new leaders

Creating a "Partnership Playbook" institutionalizes your approach to business-IT collaboration. This reference guide should document governance mechanisms, decision rights, meeting cadences, and metrics for all leaders.

Building partnership into onboarding ensures new leaders
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Why do some teams deliver consistently while others struggle with the same resources? The difference isn't talent or tools. It's flow. High-performing teams have something most don't: clear visibility into how work moves through their system. They spot bottlenecks before they

Why do some teams deliver consistently while others struggle with the same resources?

The difference isn't talent or tools. It's flow.

High-performing teams have something most don't: clear visibility into how work moves through their system. They spot bottlenecks before they
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Why "move fast and break things" isn't the full story... Everyone loves the Silicon Valley mantra of breaking bureaucracy, but successful digital companies haven't eliminated rules—they've automated them. Think about it: modern tech companies may skip traditional hierarchies,

Why "move fast and break things" isn't the full story...

Everyone loves the Silicon Valley mantra of breaking bureaucracy, but successful digital companies haven't eliminated rules—they've automated them.

Think about it: modern tech companies may skip traditional hierarchies,
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Celebrating freedom, resilience, and progress. Today we commemorate Juneteenth and reflect on the ongoing journey toward equality and justice for all. #Juneteenth #Freedom

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Picture this: You're 72 hours from a book deadline, and instead of writing, you decide to build a tool. Sounds crazy, right? But here's what happened when Gene Kim applied "vibe coding" (AI writes code, human supervises) to solve a real problem: âś… 4,176 lines of production

Picture this: You're 72 hours from a book deadline, and instead of writing, you decide to build a tool. Sounds crazy, right?

But here's what happened when Gene Kim applied "vibe coding" (AI writes code, human supervises) to solve a real problem:

âś… 4,176 lines of production