Principles

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Software Engineering

10 Pull Request Template Sections That Speed Up Code Reviews

Meghan LaClair • Dec 3, 2025
Software Engineering
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Flaky Tests Are Quietly Skewing Your DORA Metrics

Meghan LaClair • Nov 26, 2025
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Software Engineering

Why the Test Pyramid Matters More Than Ever in AI-Assisted Development

Meghan LaClair • Nov 26, 2025
Agile
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Why DORA Metrics Fail Without Consistent Definitions

Meghan LaClair • Nov 25, 2025
Agile
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Software Engineering

Story Points vs. Time Estimates

Meghan LaClair • Oct 30, 2025
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Software Engineering

How Engineering and Product Teams Can Collaborate Better Using Metrics

Meghan LaClair • Oct 29, 2025
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Software Engineering

Direct Commits to Main Are a Silent Quality Risk

Meghan LaClair • Oct 28, 2025
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Agile

Engineering Forecasting: How to Predict Software Delivery with Confidence

Meghan LaClair • Oct 27, 2025
Software Engineering
Agile
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What Is Software Delivery Friction and How Do You Fix It?

Meghan LaClair • Oct 23, 2025
Software Engineering
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How to Design a Metrics Program That Scales with Your Organization

Meghan LaClair • Sep 25, 2025
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Software Engineering

Debugging a Failed Metrics Initiative

Meghan LaClair • Sep 22, 2025
Agile
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How to Run a Data-Informed Sprint Retrospective

Meghan LaClair • Sep 18, 2025
Software Engineering
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Everyone Needs Their Own Programming Language

Kevin Borders • Jul 5, 2024
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Values

How to Create a Working Agreement

Kevin Borders • Jun 6, 2023
Software Engineering
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The Engineering Process Maturity Scorecard

Kevin Borders • Apr 24, 2023
Software Engineering
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Engineering Process Maturity Scorecard - Full Metric List

Kevin Borders • Apr 24, 2023
Software Engineering
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Making Engineering Performance Reviews Fair

Kevin Borders • Apr 4, 2023
Software Engineering
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High-Trust Engineering Metrics

Kevin Borders • Apr 4, 2023
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Sprint Goals: What Are They & How to Meet Them

Kassidy Vavra • Aug 27, 2022
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What Is Technical Debt?

Kassidy Vavra • Aug 13, 2022
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The 12 Lean Principles for Software Development

Kassidy Vavra • Jul 23, 2022
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Agile vs. Lean: Top 5 Differences

Kevin Borders • Jun 30, 2022
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How to Calculate Sprint Velocity in Agile Software Development

Kassidy Vavra • Jun 2, 2022
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Code Churn 101: Everything You Need to Know

Kassidy Vavra • Jun 2, 2022
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The Pitfalls of Local Optimization

Kevin Borders • Apr 30, 2022
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What is DevOps? 9 DevOps Rules for Startups

Kevin Borders • Apr 30, 2022
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Sprint Velocity 101: How to Move Faster

Kevin Borders • Apr 28, 2022
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Values

Introducing minware

Kevin Borders • Aug 31, 2021