engineering management How to Estimate Engineering Effort (Without Story Points) Story points feel scientific and predict almost nothing about calendar time. Here's a 3-bucket S/M/L sizing system that eng managers and scrum masters can trust.
kanban Kanban WIP Limit Calculator: Set the Right Cap WIP limits keep your kanban board flowing instead of clogging. Here's a calculator, the Little's Law math behind it, and how to put the number to work on a real board.
estimation How to Estimate Engineering Effort Accurately Story points were supposed to fix estimation. They didn't. Here's a 3-bucket sizing system that correlates with the calendar your stakeholders actually care about.
engineering management When Standup Becomes a Status Report: How to Fix It If your standup sounds like everyone reading their commit log out loud, it's not a standup anymore. Here's how engineering managers fix it.