LeadershipFree
Quality Is an Operating Decision, Not a Testing Activity
Why quality strategy belongs in the operating plan, and how to express it in terms executives already fund.
7/14/2026 · 9 min
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Essays on leadership, quality, operations and career strategy for technology executives.
ManagementPremium
Engineering Metrics That Survive Executive Review
Most dashboards fail the second question. A framework for metrics that hold under scrutiny.
7/2/2026 · 11 min
AmazonMembers
Writing the Six-Pager: Structure Before Persuasion
The narrative format works because it exposes weak reasoning. How to use it outside Amazon.
6/21/2026 · 8 min
AutomationFree
Automation Strategy Without Vanity Coverage
Coverage percentage is a poor proxy for risk. Build a portfolio model instead.
6/9/2026 · 10 min
OperationsPremium
Designing On-Call That People Can Sustain
Rotation design, escalation policy and the load budget that prevents attrition.
5/28/2026 · 7 min
AIFree
Where AI Actually Helps in Quality Engineering
A pragmatic assessment of triage, generation and review workflows that hold up in production.
5/12/2026 · 12 min
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