Technical decision making
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Mastering tough technical decisions
7 mins
15 Jan 2024
Article
Mastering tough technical decisions
![Kimberly Lowe-Williams](https://res.cloudinary.com/leaddev/image/upload/q_100,c_fill,g_auto:classic,e_sharpen,h_100,w_100/prod/sites/default/files/contributors/2024-01/Kimberly Lowe-Williams.png)
Kimberly
Lowe-Williams
Balancing build vs buy decisions in a post-boom world
7 mins
17 Oct 2023
Article
Balancing build vs buy decisions in a post-boom world
![Josh Fruhlinger](https://res.cloudinary.com/leaddev/image/upload/q_100,c_fill,g_auto:classic,e_sharpen,h_100,w_100/prod/sites/default/files/contributors/2022-10/Josh Fruhlinger.png)
Josh
Fruhlinger
Why business context is important for technical decision-making
7 mins
15 Nov 2022
Article
Why business context is important for technical decision-making
![Kevin Ball](https://res.cloudinary.com/leaddev/image/upload/q_100,c_fill,g_auto:classic,e_sharpen,h_100,w_100/prod/sites/default/files/contributors/2022-07/Kevin Ball.png)
Kevin
Ball
Why the most advanced technology solution isn’t always the correct one
9 mins
30 Aug 2022
Article
Why the most advanced technology solution isn’t always the correct one
![Kevin Stewart](https://res.cloudinary.com/leaddev/image/upload/q_100,c_fill,g_auto:classic,e_sharpen,h_100,w_100/prod/sites/default/files/contributors/2020-08/KevinStewert400x400 (1).jpg)
Kevin
Stewart
How to drive decisions as an engineering leader
10 mins
07 Feb 2022
Article
How to drive decisions as an engineering leader
![Sarah Drasner](https://res.cloudinary.com/leaddev/image/upload/q_100,c_fill,g_auto:classic,e_sharpen,h_100,w_100/prod/sites/default/files/contributors/2021-09/Sarah Drasner Final.png)
Sarah
Drasner
Five steps for making data-informed decisions
8 mins
17 Jan 2022
Article
Five steps for making data-informed decisions
![Caitlin Hudon](https://res.cloudinary.com/leaddev/image/upload/q_100,c_fill,g_auto:classic,e_sharpen,h_100,w_100/prod/sites/default/files/contributors/2021-11/Caitlin Hudon.png)
Caitlin
Hudon
Outages are coming for you
10 mins
19 Aug 2021
Article
Outages are coming for you
![Matthew Hawthorne](https://res.cloudinary.com/leaddev/image/upload/q_100,c_fill,g_auto:classic,e_sharpen,h_100,w_100/prod/sites/default/files/contributors/2023-08/Matthew Hawthorne.png)
Matthew
Hawthorne
12 Aug 2021
Video
Decision Making for Software Engineering Teams: Francesco Strazzullo in conversation
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Francesco
Strazzullo
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Suzan
Bond
Leveling up your machine learning product by taking the leap to third-party
8 mins
22 Jun 2021
Article
Leveling up your machine learning product by taking the leap to third-party
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Andrea
Heyman
How to make a build vs. buy decision for a new software solution
6 mins
17 Jun 2021
Article
CONTENT SPONSORED by ROLLBAR
How to make a build vs. buy decision for a new software solution
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Michael
Ng
Addressing the challenges of build vs. buy
+1 more
12 mins
16 Jun 2021
Article
CONTENT SPONSORED by LAUNCHDARKLY
Addressing the challenges of build vs. buy
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Dawn
Parzych
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Douglas
Ferguson
The search for the best solution: third party or open source?
8 mins
15 Jun 2021
Article
The search for the best solution: third party or open source?
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Tal
Joffe
Utilizing invisible forces to make better decisions in software design
8 mins
09 Jun 2021
Article
Utilizing invisible forces to make better decisions in software design
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Murat Derya
Ozen
Build vs. buy: know what you need, and know what you want
7 mins
08 Jun 2021
Article
Build vs. buy: know what you need, and know what you want
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Chris
Powell
The long tail of product features
7 mins
05 May 2021
Article
CONTENT SPONSORED by LAUNCHDARKLY
The long tail of product features
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Arjen
de Ruiter
Abandoning the build: when investing is the only way to scale
10 mins
21 Apr 2021
Article
CONTENT SPONSORED by LAUNCHDARKLY
Abandoning the build: when investing is the only way to scale
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Josh
Barr
Empowering your engineering team with an effective decision-making process
5 mins
14 Apr 2021
Article
Empowering your engineering team with an effective decision-making process
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Cate
Huston
Learnings from 'Weighing up the pros and cons of build vs. buy'
5 mins
30 Jun 2021
Article
CONTENT SPONSORED by LAUNCHDARKLY
Learnings from 'Weighing up the pros and cons of build vs. buy'
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Ellie
Spencer-Failes
Software platforms: DIY vs. buying it
7 mins
24 Mar 2021
Article
CONTENT SPONSORED by LAUNCHDARKLY
Software platforms: DIY vs. buying it
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Dawn
Parzych
Leading your engineering team through an unexpected product pivot
9 mins
18 Mar 2021
Article
Leading your engineering team through an unexpected product pivot
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Najla
Elmachtoub
23 Jun 2016
Video
Seven key considerations in early development
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Heidi
Waterhouse
08 Jun 2017
Video
How to estimate as as an engineering leader
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Dominika
Rogala
24 Apr 2018
Video
Strategies for reducing the fragility of your systems
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Maggie
Zhou
Managing expectations on time estimates with probabilistic forecasting
6 mins
21 Jan 2021
Article
Managing expectations on time estimates with probabilistic forecasting
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Daiany
Palacios
Hypothesis-driven development
7 mins
26 Aug 2020
Article
Hypothesis-driven development
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Rod
Begbie
06 Dec 2019
Video
Strategies for making impossible decisions
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Scott
Triglia
08 Nov 2019
Video
Driving architecture alignment across a fully-distributed engineering workforce
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Iccha
Sethi
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Jony
Jeyaratnam
08 Nov 2019
Video
The benefits of delivering imperfect software
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Stevi
Deter
6 managing up techniques for senior ICs
8 mins
30 Jan 2024
Article
6 managing up techniques for senior ICs
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Addy
Osmani
Navigating complexity as an engineering leader
6 mins
30 Nov 2022
Article
Navigating complexity as an engineering leader
![Rohit Kumar](https://res.cloudinary.com/leaddev/image/upload/q_100,c_fill,g_auto:classic,e_sharpen,h_100,w_100/prod/sites/default/files/contributors/2022-11/ Rohit Kumar.png)
Rohit
Kumar
How to scale decision-making in your organization with Circles
10 mins
27 Jul 2022
Article
CONTENT SPONSORED by JELLYFISH
How to scale decision-making in your organization with Circles
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Bernhard
Schandl
How enterprise organizations can respond when engineering goes wrong
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11 mins
06 Sep 2021
Article
CONTENT SPONSORED by SLACK
How enterprise organizations can respond when engineering goes wrong
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Laura
Nolan
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Ella
Morrish
Every decision creates a policy
5 mins
26 Jul 2021
Article
Every decision creates a policy
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Kevin
Goldsmith
Guiding principles for build vs. buy decisions
6 mins
17 Jun 2021
Article
Guiding principles for build vs. buy decisions
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Aaron
Suggs
140,000 lines of code: why we built our own licensing system
5 mins
11 Jun 2021
Article
140,000 lines of code: why we built our own licensing system
![Tobias Günther](https://res.cloudinary.com/leaddev/image/upload/q_100,c_fill,g_auto:classic,e_sharpen,h_100,w_100/prod/sites/default/files/contributors/2021-06/Tobias Guenther (1).png)
Tobias
Günther
Ten things you need to know before making a build vs. buy decision
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10 mins
19 May 2021
Article
CONTENT SPONSORED by LAUNCHDARKLY
Ten things you need to know before making a build vs. buy decision
![Dawn Parzych](https://res.cloudinary.com/leaddev/image/upload/q_100,c_fill,g_auto:classic,e_sharpen,h_100,w_100/prod/sites/default/files/contributors/2020-10/Dawn Parzych.png)
Dawn
Parzych
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Douglas
Ferguson
A thorough team guide to RFCs
18 mins
21 Apr 2021
Article
A thorough team guide to RFCs
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Juan Pablo
Buriticá
To build, or to buy, that is the question
7 mins
15 Apr 2021
Article
CONTENT SPONSORED by LAUNCHDARKLY
To build, or to buy, that is the question
![Wouter Van Geluwe](https://res.cloudinary.com/leaddev/image/upload/q_100,c_fill,g_auto:classic,e_sharpen,h_100,w_100/prod/sites/default/files/contributors/2021-04/Wouter Van Geluwe.png)
Wouter
Van Geluwe
23 Jun 2016
Video
Dealing with overheads as an engineering leader
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Penny
Wyatt
24 Apr 2018
Video
How to Design Systems and Processes Teams Actually Follow
![Jason Lengstorf](https://res.cloudinary.com/leaddev/image/upload/q_100,c_fill,g_auto:classic,e_sharpen,h_100,w_100/prod/sites/default/files/contributors/2021-01/Jason Lengstorf_0.png)
Jason
Lengstorf
Assign problems (not work) to your teams to build extraordinary products
7 mins
15 Oct 2020
Article
CONTENT SPONSORED by PEPSICO
Assign problems (not work) to your teams to build extraordinary products
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Raphaela
Wrede
08 Nov 2019
Video
Using an 'architectural North Star' to align your engineering team with your organization
![Hanjie Ji](https://res.cloudinary.com/leaddev/image/upload/q_100,c_fill,g_auto:classic,e_sharpen,h_100,w_100/prod/sites/default/files/contributors/2020-08/23.png)
Hanjie
Ji
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