Last year, I had the pleasure of presenting a talk on the Montessori method and leadership at Devoxx Benelux. I was thrilled to offer an enhanced version of this presentation in the UK. In contrast to the enormous cinema hall that hosted me in Belgium, the 120-seat room in the…
This is the fourth part of a 6-part series on using the Montessori Principles to guide you as a Leader. Today we will discuss how important it is to have clear boundaries when creating an environment that incentivises autonomy. This is the first "how" principle of the series…
In the first part of this blog mini-series, we examined the unexpected pitfalls of microservices and the careful consideration needed to address their costs and complexities. Despite these challenges, adopting a service architecture remains essential for many organizations to empower their product teams. How can we ensure a smooth migration,…
A decade ago, microservices burst onto the scene, promising to revolutionize software development and streamline complex systems. Yet, as we look back on their impact, I believe the promised benefits, even when materialized, have led to a tremendous increase in complexity and costs. In this blog post, we'll…
It was great to join the great community at DevOps Exchange in London to talk about Product Metrics for Internal Platforms. This was an introduction to the topic, so if you are already familiar with concepts such as Platform as a Product and Outcome-based Product development, you may find my…
While, as engineers, we often focus on engineering metrics (throughput, availability, security, for example) for growing a platform, I think it is more important to ensure the correct product metrics are in place. I'm not advocating for forgetting about non-functional requirements. Still, I think those should often sit…
Last week I presented in Belgium in front of the passionate Devoxx audience a talk on how I use the Montessori principles as a leadership tool. Very impressed with the Devoxx organisation; it is not an easy feat to run a conference with 3000+ attendees smoothly. I shared for the…
Last week I was part of a Panel discussing Platform teams/products with Gábor Csomák, Jason Dryhurst-Smith, Ketan Gupta, and our fantastic host Michael Sullivan. The recording is now available, and it covers a lot of exciting topics on Internal Platforms (think your Cloud team) or External Platforms (think Amazon…