2024-11-07

How do we actually organize people to consistently deliver value and enjoy the process? This, Eric Bowman (CTO @ King) says, is the core challenge facing any CTO.  In this thought-provoking episode, Eric shares insights from his remarkable career in gaming (The Sims, King), e-commerce (Zalando), and navigation technology (TomTom), offering a unique perspective on building high-performing teams and effective tech organizations.

Listen in to explore:

  • ๐Ÿ”„ Outcome AND Outputs โ†’ Impact (ala Kent Beckโ€™s Universal Value Streams)
  • ๐Ÿค– Theory of Adjacent Possibility +  Why AI isnโ€™t there yet
  • โš–๏ธ Product + Tech: Single-threaded (Amazon) vs. Dual Role (Marty Cagan or Google)
  • ๐ŸŽฏ Goals: Kanban-Style Stack Ranking that limits Work-in-Progress
  • ๐Ÿ“ˆ ROI of Tech: Does it increase revenue or speed up delivery?
  • ๐Ÿง˜ Discipline = Action & Commitment
  • + is it time to rethink small teams and platform engineering? Have a listen. It is rare to have such a great combination of experience ๐Ÿฆพ, knowledge ๐Ÿ“š and wisdom ๐Ÿง  in one person.

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