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.
1-on-1 meetings The 1-on-1 Agenda Template That Survives the Week Most 1:1 agendas die in a Google Doc nobody reopens. Here's a recurring agenda page that keeps last week's action items in view, built for first-time engineering managers.
onboarding How to Onboard New Hires to a PM Tool in 30 Days A 30-day onboarding plan for engineering managers and ops leads: week 1 observe, week 2 shadow, week 3 own a card, week 4 ship. Build it as a Zoobbe 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.
project management Weekly Project Status Report Template That Updates Itself Most status reports rot the moment you hit send. Here's a weekly project status report template that lives on a page, links to the board, and updates as work moves.
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.
