Engineering leads

Apr 7, 2026

Decisions

Active Todos

Patterns

Decisions (1)

Set April Engineering Delivery Miss Target at 3-6 Items

Set a specific target of missing 3-6 items out of ~50 April engineering deliverables at Leadership Roundtable. The list contained mis-categorized items, granular sub-tasks, and placeholder dates. Follow-up: Chris Baek and Bjorn to prune the list tomorrow, engineering leads must update Jira with realistic dates by 9am.

Apr 7

operational

Related Patterns (2)

Lead by Example with New Tools

When championing new tools or processes, personally use them and share results rather than just advocating. Learning by doing and demonstrating value through example is more effective than mandates.

93 occurrences52% success

Protect Engineering Focus Through Process

When faced with requests that would disrupt engineering focus (from sales, governance, product, or other stakeholders), establish processes that protect engineering ability to innovate while still satisfying legitimate concerns. Prefer systematic solutions over ad-hoc responses.