When team members understand that their success is tied to the team’s performance, collaboration improves, and ego-driven disruptions diminish.

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#ExtremeProgramming #Leadership #BusinessOwnership

This dual focus on people and technology is the hallmark of a high-impact technical leader.

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#ExtremeProgramming #FacilitatingKnowledgeSharing #ModernSoftwareDelivery

By participating in discussions about team design, staffing, and cross-functional collaboration, they can ensure that engineering teams are set up for success.

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The message is clear: technical skills may get you to the table, but it’s the combination of technical, social, and managerial abilities that ensures lasting impact.

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Taking an active role in mentoring and developing team members, facilitating knowledge sharing, and advocating for psychological safety are all critical components.

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Moreover, their influence on organizational strategy makes them indispensable partners to engineering leaders.

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By embodying the principles outlined in Team Topologies, Staff Engineers can amplify their influence, foster thriving teams.

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Staff Engineers to move beyond solving technical problems to addressing the root causes of organizational friction, ultimately driving better outcomes. .

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Staff Engineer who understands organizational structures can identify systemic inefficiencies, propose process improvements.

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This shift reflects the growing need for Staff Engineers to operate as technical experts and organizational leaders, extending their influence.

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Resolving conflicts, and guiding team members, Staff Engineers can create an environment where technical excellence and personal growth thrive.

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An effective technical leader needs more than just deep engineering expertise; they must possess social and organizational skills to influence structural decisions.

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How Management Skills Amplify a Staff Engineer’s Impact: https://lttr.ai/AqsEO

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More about me.

I've always wanted to be a #writer of #scienceFiction and #fantasy but working as a #computerProgrammer, #softwareDeveloper, #agileTrainer, and #coursewareDeveloper is how I made my money.

I've written one #romcom #novel so far, not yet published, and a few articles on #extremeProgramming which were published. I might be a better editor than a writer.

my literary heroes include Terry Pratchett #discworld and Theodore Sturgeon

Last week, I presented my talk "𝐞𝐗𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 – 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐖𝐞 𝐋𝐨𝐬𝐭” at devConf 2026. I had a lot of fun sharing one of my favourite topics with such an engaged and receptive audience.

You can find the slides for my talk at:
https://kdrive.infomaniak.com/app/share/110604/901a0767-ca77-46aa-8e2d-d57aa4d5b2c3

#XP #ExtremeProgramming #Agile

Tomorrow, I’ll be presenting "𝐞𝐗𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 – 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐖𝐞 𝐋𝐨𝐬𝐭” at 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟 2026. This talk is a deep dive into the origins and core practices of XP, and why these ideas are still very relevant today. Let’s reconnect with the principles that shaped modern technical practices.

🔗 More info & registration: https://devconf.nl/

Looking forward to seeing you there!
#XP #ExtremeProgramming #Agile

On 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 27, I’ll be presenting "𝐞𝐗𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 – 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐖𝐞 𝐋𝐨𝐬𝐭” at 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟 2026. This talk is a deep dive into the origins and core practices of XP, and why these ideas are still very relevant today. Let’s reconnect with the principles that shaped modern technical practices.

🔗 More info & registration: https://devconf.nl/

Looking forward to seeing you there!
#XP #ExtremeProgramming #Agile

The following excerpt comes from “All I Really Need to Know About Pair Programming I Learned in Kindergarten”, an article written by Laurie Williams and Robert Kessler. This article got published in May 2000, but is still highly relevant today.

https://cacm.acm.org/research/all-i-really-need-to-know-about-pair-programming-i-learned-in-kindergarten/

#xp #ensemble #cocreation #extremeprogramming

#Agile #Retrospectives #SoftwareDevelopment #Leadership #LearningCulture #ExtremeProgramming #Toyota #Apollo13 #ProjectManagement #EngineeringWisdom (7/7)

That’s your clue: refactor first.

(Special case of the general KFB wisdom “First make the change easy, then make the easy change.”)

#Refactoring #ExtremeProgramming #XPLives

Hit up your network before applying. If you’re reading this, I’m in your network.

But if a supposed #ExtremeProgramming expert doesn’t grok this, such remarkably deep failure of understanding indicates ignorance AND profound obstinacy.

For the same reasons, some published authors are better at describing than at enacting.

Maybe an author really knows, in context, under stress, how to do the thing. Maybe not.

#ExtremeProgramming

1. Become Director of Engineering

2. Tell org and stakeholders that XP will fix longstanding problems

3. Regularly interfere with devs’ learning

4. Design projects to delay ROI

5. Find scapegoats

Maybe they’ll blame #XP.

Maybe in your case it’ll be what it sounds like. I hope so. But beware. https://schmonz.com/snac/schmonz/p/1757721641.814818

If the only bits of #ExtremeProgramming you’ve mastered are the technical ones, you’re not an XP expert. Especially if you’re sure you are.

If you’re still sure of your understanding, regardless of cost to you and others… clownshoes.

If you do this while claiming to be an #XP expert, that’s clownshoes.

Leaders are not obligated to value such feedback.

But if they don’t, they oughtn’t claim to value #ExtremeProgramming. They value something incompatible.

If influential developers of the highest caliber keep not meeting your expectations, you have much more to learn about #EngineeringLeadership.

Not all “XP” jobs, authors, experts, or leaders are what they claim. Before applying, ask around your network.

- Less principled, coherent, systemic

- More expedient, forgetful, surprising

In short: even riskier.

If there were such a thing as expertise in managing software risks, you’d want that, right?!

#ExtremeProgramming

#XP #XPLives #ExtremeProgramming