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What is a target state architecture? Your "target state architecture" is exactly what your project needs in order to adequately describe current state, its problems, and desired solutions.

Target state architecture allows us to collaborate on current and future state, its challenges, and designed solutions. It’s not any one single thing, not just an elegant drawing or technical model. And, it should incorporate the principle of “strong opinions, loosely held." #technologyarchitecture

How simplicity & flexibility give you leverage. Plus, "safe AI practices." Creating code that's a multiplier, making you move faster, is your key to success. That's the convergence of simplicity & flexibility. Plus, Zach Daniel on the power of AI usage rules.

We've been taught that simplicity and flexibility are opposites.

Pick one: easy to use OR adaptable to change.

Wrong.

They're independent variables you can control separately.

The teams that figure this out? They build systems that are both simple AND flexible.

That's called leverage.

The 30-minute guide to Domain Driven Design: A secret weapon to solve tough problems Using domain driven design fixes your customer perception problems, aligns technology with business, and defends against complexity.

Your 30-minute guide to DDD: 7 ways Domain Driven Design ups your game! Don't be limited by old decisions and preconceptions. Imagine your best possible future state. bit.ly/3zZ9sOG #ddd #design #technology

I don't hire testers anymore and I'm still shipping zero-defect software Downstream testing is a mistake. Modern companies (like Microsoft) do something different. Move toward strategies that embed quality early.

The very nature of a specialized “tester” doesn't make sense. Downstream testing is stupid. Inefficient at least, and useless at worst.

The defects should be prevented, not removed. We want to engineer quality into the product — not add quality later.

I don't hire testers anymore and I'm still shipping zero-defect software Downstream testing is a mistake. Modern companies (like Microsoft) do something different. Move toward strategies that embed quality early.

Downstream testing is stupid. Inefficient at least, and useless at worst.

There's a better way. The defects should be prevented, not removed. We want to engineer quality into the product — not add quality to a flawed product.

Feel like it's impossible to stay ahead of technology?

Here's the trick.

Spatial learning... the most effective way I’ve discovered for capturing new ideas and turning them into actionable knowledge.

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#CareerDevelopment #SpatialLearning #learning #success

Looking for inspiration? Do this. One of the best things we can do for our creativity is take a break. It fuels your mind, rejuvenates your body, unblocks your thinking: It's the secret to solving more problems than everyone else.

Struggling to find your inspiration and solve that tough problem? There's a really simple technique to double our creative problem solving. With science to back it up. #brickwall #creativity #CareerDevelopment

AI “solution” exposes millions of personal information records An AI chatbot's inadequate security implementation went into production, putting at risk the personal information of millions of McDonald's job applicant's.

It took just “a few hours” to exploit a “123456:123456” login hack and gain access to the personal information of 64 million job applicants.

We can, and must, do better.

Transform the way you learn with spatial thinking & a second brain You can master anything quickly, but you have to stop studying and start reframing. Here’s the secret.

Spatial learning, a second brain... the most effective way I’ve discovered for capturing new ideas and turning them into actionable knowledge. #CareerDevelopment #SpatialLearning

2.2 Roadmaps and OKRs We have to empirically measure progress toward success. "Features delivered" is old hat. Create customer-facing value every single time by knowing what to measure and how to keep measuring.

Did you know the most successful engineers rely on a playbook?

Check out this free chapter on roadmaps & OKRs.

Execute with confidence every time. #engineering #success #roadmaps #CareerDevelopment

Plagued with problems getting to delivery? Solve them with a “steel thread." 5 principles to get architecturally complete features into production, control defects, and prove your concept-to-production pipeline in a few sprints.

Haunted by complexity delivering? A "steel thread" will solve it. 5 principles to get architecturally complete features into production, shred bugs, and unblock your pipeline in no time. bit.ly/3OdzlPk #unblock #CareerDevelopment #CICD #production #delivery #pipeline

Everyone does Test Driven Development wrong How many tests do you write at one time? Just about everyone gets this wrong, especially if you're in the "TDD doesn't work" camp.

So good to see Kent Beck's post on Cannon TDD. Thank you! Why does TDD still get pushback? #tdd #TestDriven #Software
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Expensing Customer Obsessed Engineering Many companies will happily subsidize education for employees, and Customer Obsessed Engineering is a low-cost, impactful resource!

Have you ever tried expensing Customer Obsessed Engineering? Some employers will! It's an excellent way to subsidize learning! bit.ly/3vtyNhx #TeamEnablement

Planning ahead with an AI readiness plan: How AI will impact software development and security The upsurge in AI tools is changing software development. But is it for the better, or the worse? This detailed plan makes sure your team, your Delivery Playbook, and your SDLC pipeline are ready.

Building your AI Readiness Plan. This AI readiness & security plan will make sure your DSO pipeline can handle it. #DSO #security #AI

3.4 Tactical event storming Tactical event storming adds fidelity to your business processes and event maps. It extends your "line of sight" down into the technical design while still protecting core customer value.

Did you miss...? Tactical event storming adds fidelity on top of our business case.

We literally take “business facing artifacts,” like event maps, and give them technical depth.

What do you do to make sure your team stays on course?

Stop doing things that don’t make us faster, better, more focused What if every day you made a 1% quality of life improvement to your team's way of working? After a year, you'd be performing at a multiple of 37X.

Unlike a lot of “productivity exercises,” waste walks are team-driven and entirely concerned with making quality of life improvements for the team.

It’s an enabling exercise — by the team, and for the team.

3.2 Security & governance You don't have to be a security genius to deliver secure, compliant applications. You just need a roadmap to follow, a clear strategy and a tactical plan.

Compliance is challenging, with today's security landscape in constant chaos.

So, I put together a guide on key standards, with a tactical plan that includes everything you need to know on designing your security and compliance roadmap. Enjoy!

Your AI is trying to trick you; be careful out there I used an AI to build a new app. What I got surprised me.

How many juniors are using flawed AI models, and thinking, "this is the way?"

That's why I used an AI to build a new app.

What I got surprised me. Here's my lessons learned.

Why you need a Zero Trust Architecture (and how to get one) Shifting from “trust but verify” to simply “never trust, always verify” is the only safe path. Here’s why, plus, a step-by-step plan to get it done.

Change “trust but verify” to “never trust, always verify.” Here’s why, and, our step-by-step plan to get it done.

No implicit trust is granted to users or devices based on location (either internal or external).

#DSO #ZTA

3.4 Tactical event storming Tactical event storming adds fidelity to your business processes and event maps. It extends your "line of sight" down into the technical design while still protecting core customer value.

Tactical event storming very carefully adds fidelity on top of the business case we already know.

The big win: it preserves our value stream, creating a direct line of sight back to original customer-driven value.

How I became 3-4 times more efficient than my coworkers My secret to HUGE productivity gains and how I consistently get more done than everyone else.

Boost your productivity by 3-4x! Get organized and #GTD. #gtd #ProductivityBoost
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How to deliver more customer value than your competitors Value stream engineering uses simple, day-to-day actions to create the success story you’re looking for.

Here's a practical guide, a method with step-by-step instructions, for applying value stream engineering.
#VSE #ValueStreamEngineering #DSO #DesignThinking

Stop doing things that don’t make us faster, better, more focused What if every day you made a 1% quality of life improvement to your team's way of working? After a year, you'd be performing at a multiple of 37X.

A waste walk identifies activities that sap your team’s time, energy and resources. It focuses your effort on plugging those gaps and recovering lost energy.

Your Iterative Development Is Broken

Most teams build complete features one at a time.

This creates a bag of perfect parts that don't work together.

Real iteration = thin slices of the ENTIRE system. Not thick slices of individual features.

Your AI is trying to trick you; be careful out there I used an AI to build a new app. What I got surprised me.

I used an AI to build a new app.

I wasn’t expecting to get a finished, polished project. I wasn’t even expecting to get a particularly well-designed or functional prototype.

What I got surprised me.

The balancing power of TDD: finding the sweet spot between design and testing Test-driven development embodies the scientific method in software: thoughtful experimentation leads to proven success. Here's how to balance design vision with practical validation.

"TDD is slow and inefficient."

Actually, the slowest approach is building the wrong thing really efficiently.

Testing critical assumptions early costs minutes but saves months of rework. The ROI on selective TDD is astronomical compared to either blind implementation or analysis paralysis.

Please don't share this online Kudos to Duetsche Telekom for this awesome exposé / ad highlighting the risks of social media, and how AI can affect us

Incredible ad highlighting risks of misused AI. Kudos to Duetsche Telekom for the creativity. Identity theft can happen to anyone, and AI is making it easier. Keep yourself safe. #AI #Security #IdentityTheft

Invite your friends to read Customer Obsessed Engineering Refer friends, get benefits! Referrals earn you special access to Customer Obsessed Engineering.

Invite your teammates to Customer Obsessed Engineering & earn a free subscription! #engineering #teamdevelopment #invite #inviteyourfriends

12 reasons to level-up your team with a delivery playbook Just like a sports team or an elite operations unit, even engineering teams need a playbook. It's the secret to reliable, repeatable delivery. Here's 12 reasons to use a playbook.

Struggling with getting things done? An engineering playbook will up your team's game. #Leadership #TeamDevelopment #GTD

"It's only done if it's working in production."

Not staging. Not "production-like." Actual production with real infrastructure and real deployment pipelines.

Everything else is just expensive theater.