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11 posts filed under Delivery.

Jul 14, 2026 Organizational Dynamics

Hiring Retention Via Culture Fit

We changed one screening step and two senior data engineers are still there, past year two.

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Jul 7, 2026 Organizational Dynamics

Brooks Law In Data Hires

A scaleup added 3 data engineers to catch up. Delivery got slower for 2 months.

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Mar 11, 2026 Organizational Dynamics

The Dashboard Nobody Uses (EUR60K Lesson)

Three months of development. EUR60K in cost. Zero daily users. The most expensive screensaver I've ever seen.

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Dec 16, 2025 Technical Debt & Economics

Refactoring Without Stopping Delivery

Refactoring projects fail. Refactoring routines succeed.

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Nov 19, 2025 Organizational Dynamics

Why hiring more developers won't fix your delivery proble...

Why hiring more developers won't fix your delivery problems  A lack of hands doesn't cause slow delivery. It's a lack of coherence that …

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Nov 4, 2025 Organizational Dynamics

You don't scale by sprinting harder

You don't scale by sprinting harder. You scale by eliminating friction. Everyone desires velocity. Few invest in what truly sustains it. …

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Oct 28, 2025 Technical Debt & Economics

"Faster" alone won't save anyone

"Faster" alone won't save anyone

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Oct 20, 2025 Architecture Fundamentals

Specialists make things work

Specialists make things work. Generalists make things connect.

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Oct 5, 2025 Technical Debt & Economics

Clarity is cheap. Confusion costs millions.

Clarity is cheap. Confusion costs millions.

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Sept 23, 2025 Data Architecture

Friction between DataOps and SysOps isn't about tools.

Friction between DataOps and SysOps isn't about tools. It's about ownership.

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