Velocity Is the Obvious Metric — and the Wrong One In the software industry, speed is often treated as the
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Starting a new software engineering project with a new client is always an exciting moment. There’s energy, ambition, and a
Most engineering leaders have lived through some version of this experience: a team assembled with impressive résumés, deep technical expertise,
How to build systems that can adapt without over-engineering The False Comfort of Predicting the Future Every software roadmap starts
Why “It Still Works” Is a Risky Standard Every organization eventually asks the same question when refactoring comes up: Why
The Illusion of Progress In software projects, progress often looks deceptively good on paper. Features are “90% complete.” Systems “mostly
The Question Everyone Is Asking Artificial intelligence is now embedded in nearly every part of modern engineering. It can generate
Supporting Our Community Our most recent Social Good Initiative focused on supporting the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank, a vital
A Familiar Kind of Chaos The holiday season has a way of reminding us that even the best-laid plans rarely
Maintainability Is a Business Issue Most software doesn’t fail because it can’t be built. It fails because it can’t be
The Orphaned Project Problem Taking over an existing software project is challenging under any circumstances, but the difficulty increases dramatically
Artificial intelligence has made data the lifeblood of modern systems. Devices across every sector including industrial equipment, medical devices, sensors,
