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AI Generated Code - Short Term Wins, Long Term Losses

Advancements in AI and ML have led to the emergence of Large Language Models (LLMs) like GitHub's Copilot and OpenAI Codex, which generate code snippets and templates. While LLM-generated code accelerates development, enhances efficiency, and fosters innovation, it also brings challenges. Technical debt arises from inadequate documentation, limited customization, testing gaps, security vulnerabilities, and compliance risks. Maintaining LLM-generated code requires constant updates due to evolving LLM models, and there's a risk of reduced knowledge and skill development among developers. CTOs should embrace LLM-generated code and establish guide rails, ensure compliance, protect the architecture, and assign ownership to a stewardship group while avoiding shortcuts and maintaining established processes.

David Blatherwick

· 6 min read

Three practical things that CEOs need to know about winning with data.

Three practical things that CEOs need to know about Data Strategy, Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) Let me start by highlighting that this post is meant…

Bala Ganesh

· 7 min read

CEO’s Guide to Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML)

CEOs Guide to Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML)

Bala Ganesh

· 11 min read

Communicate Asynchronously As Much As Possible

Organizations aim to achieve the best technology designs in their systems as well as provide the most optimal customer experiences. Sometimes however, communication designs in…

StephRene Forbes

· 3 min read

How will an Interim CTO benefit my product and engineering team?

How will an Interim CTO benefit my product and engineering shop?

Dave Berardi

· 4 min read

Technical Due Diligence Checklist: a Step Deeper

Technical Due Diligence Checklist: a Step Deeper

Greg Fennewald

· 5 min read

Use the ADKAR change management framework to transform your organization, teams, and individuals

Use the ADKAR change management framework to transform your organization, teams, and individuals.

Phillip Seawright

· 7 min read

Full Stack Engineers vs. Full Stack (Cross-Functional) Teams

As organizations mature, they need to move from "full-stack" developers to "full-stack" teams to improve time to market and maximize investment spent on engineering time across multiple products.

Pete Ferguson

· 3 min read

CEO Guide to Incident and Problem Management

What is Incident Management? We define Incident Management as: "A process discipline addressing how an organization reacts to incidents affecting customer experience, quality of…

Heather Abbott

· 9 min read

CEO Guide to Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)

What is Site Reliability Engineering? Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) is a set of principles and practices that applies application development approaches to infrastructure…

Heather Abbott

· 9 min read

A CEO’s Guide to Leading Technical Teams - Part 4: Foundational Technical Concepts for CEOs

Leading the technology function can be challenging for many CEO’s. Yet, for other CEO’s it comes more naturally. Every CEO can learn how to become an effective leader of their technical teams by improving their leadership skills. There are things that will make a difference when leading a technical team, either positive or negative. In this four-part series I will cover those things that will help CEOs better lead the technical function in their company and avoid those things that undermine the effectiveness of their leadership.

Roger Andelin

· 10 min read

A CEO’s Guide to Leading Technical Teams - Part 3: Creating Engineering Transparency

Leading the technology function can be challenging for many CEO’s. Yet, for other CEO’s it comes more naturally. Every CEO can learn how to become an effective leader of their technical teams by improving their leadership skills. There are things that will make a difference when leading a technical team, either positive or negative. In this four-part series I will cover those things that will help CEOs better lead the technical function in their company and avoid those things that undermine the effectiveness of their leadership.

Roger Andelin

· 8 min read

A CEO’s Guide to Leading Technical Teams - Part 2: Lead with OKRs, not features and dates!

Leading the technology function can be challenging for many CEO’s. Yet, for other CEO’s it comes more naturally. Every CEO can learn how to become an effective leader of their technical teams by improving their leadership skills. There are things that will make a difference when leading technical folks, either positive or negative. This four-part series covers those things that will help CEOs better lead their technical team and avoid those things that undermine the effectiveness of their leadership.

Roger Andelin

· 6 min read

A CEO’s Guide to Leading Technical Teams - Part 1: Casting A Spell

Leading the technology function can be challenging for many CEO’s. Yet, for other CEOs it comes more naturally. Every CEO can learn how to become an effective leader of their technical teams by improving their leadership skills. There are things that will make a difference when leading technical folks, either positive or negative. This four-part series will cover those things that will help you lead the technical function in your company and avoid those things that undermine the effectiveness of your leadership.

Roger Andelin

· 6 min read
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