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Notes on agile delivery, engineering flow, and the economics of building software.
2026-04-09
Agile Isn't Dead — It Just Grew Up
The word "agile" has become persona non grata in many organizations — but what died wasn't agile, just a bloated, overly prescriptive version of it. The principles didn't fail; they grew up into business agility.
2026-02-17
Why Dependencies Kill Your Deadlines
We suspected dependencies were the silent killer behind missed deadlines, so we put numbers on it across tens of thousands of real work items. The compounding is real — but it's sub-linear and organization-specific, not the coin-flip catastrophe you've heard about.
2025-09-20
Compliance Risks from Manual Software Capitalization Cost Tracking
Plenty of companies still track software-capitalization costs by hand — and every spreadsheet error is a compliance exposure: fines, restatements, lost trust. Here's the case for automating it.
2024-11-28
Understanding the McKinsey Three Horizons Model: A Strategic Guide
The McKinsey Three Horizons Model is a framework for balancing growth across three time frames — the core business today, emerging bets, and long-term possibilities — so you fund the future out of the present instead of being blindsided by it.
2024-11-22
Cost Center vs Profit Center
Cost centers manage expenses; profit centers own revenue and the costs behind it. Knowing the difference — and when to use each — is fundamental to how you structure financial accountability.
2024-11-19
The Need for Financial Accountability in Software Development
Financial accountability in software development means managing the money across a product's lifecycle — estimating, budgeting, allocating, and reporting — so funds are used efficiently and transparently.
2024-11-19
What is DevFinOps?
DevFinOps merges development, finance, and operations into one framework — making cost visible in the workflow so engineering decisions carry their financial weight, in real time.
2024-11-15
R&D Tax Credits for Internal Use Software
R&D tax credits aren't just for breakthrough products — internal-use software you build to run your own business can qualify too. Here's how the credits work, who's eligible, and how to claim them.
2024-11-12
Are you SredReady?
We've launched SredReady.ca, a dedicated resource for Canada's SR&ED program — the country's largest R&D tax incentive, worth up to a 35% refundable credit for small CCPCs. Here's what it covers.
2024-11-03
Guide to Responsibility Centers in Managerial Accounting
Responsibility centers are organizational units that hold managers accountable for specific financial outcomes. They come in four types — cost, revenue, profit, and investment — each widening the scope of what a manager owns.
2024-11-03
What is a Cost Center? (with examples)
A cost center is a department that incurs expenses but doesn't directly generate revenue. Understanding them is essential for financial planning and control — and for telling them apart from profit centers.
2024-11-03
What is a Profit Center?
A profit center is a segment responsible for generating revenue, evaluated on its profitability rather than just its costs. Here's how they work, how they differ from cost centers, and how to measure one.
2024-11-03
What is an Investment Center?
An investment center is responsible for profits and the capital decisions behind them, evaluated on return on investment. It's the third responsibility-center type — distinct from cost and profit centers.
2024-10-17
How Security Debt is different from Technical Debt
Technical debt slows you down; security debt can sink you. Both come from shortcuts — but security debt threatens data integrity, invites fines, and, as Equifax learned, can expose millions.
2023-04-21
The Benefits of Using Kanban for Project Management
Kanban brings flow, flexibility, and continuous improvement to project management — a sharp contrast to the linear plans and fixed deadlines of traditional methods. Here's why teams are adopting it.