Archive - The Professional Manager

Agile done right - process edition

We discuss all the stars that must align for Scrum to work well. We talk about how to build a lightweight process for your team, with your team.

Jul 16, 2023 •

May 2023

Agile done right

We start the conversation about Agile, how it is a powerful tool in our toolbox, and how things can go way off track.

May 8, 2023 •

April 2023

Ode to Simplicity

We will reflect on the importance of simplicity and discuss ways you can help your organization embrace simplicity.

Apr 9, 2023 •

March 2023

Creating a culture of accountability

The culture of accountability is essential to any professional engineering team. We discuss how to build and maintain the habit of accountability.

Mar 4, 2023 •

January 2023

Business value, part 2

I offer some examples and solutions to help product engineering teams refocus on why they are employed - to realize business value for their employers.

Jan 22, 2023 •

December 2022

Zingers for the end of the year

In the spirit of a playful new year mood, we will discuss some of my favorite professional zingers.

Dec 30, 2022 •

November 2022

Our employer hired us to bring business value to the company, let's make sure we deliver.

Nov 11, 2022 •

October 2022

Journey to engineering management

We explore my playbook to help engineers grow into engineering managers.

Oct 24, 2022 •

Technical Curiosity

We explore why it is critical for engineering managers to be involved with the technologies their teams work on.

Oct 2, 2022 •

September 2022

We discuss the non-negotiable foundations engineering managers need.

Sep 18, 2022 •

Hello, Manager!

Hi, this is Peter with the first edition of the Professional Manager newsletter. I publish this newsletter to illustrate what seasoned, professional…

Sep 11, 2022 •

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