Cloud was supposed to make everything easier — and in many ways, it does. But as your environment grows into mission-critical infrastructure, it can also start to feel like the wild wild west. Teams move fast, flexibility fuels innovation, but without the right guardrails? Costs spiral. Security gaps emerge. Performance takes a hit. And often, organizations don’t realize the full impact until it’s too late.

Product teams are often handed ideas from executives, board members, or influential stakeholders with the expectation to deliver. But just because an idea comes from the top doesn’t mean it’s the best move. So how can you make a strong, evidence-based case not to move forward without losing trust? Join us for a discussion on the ROI of saying no and how to make a case not to build.

Stepping into leadership isn’t just a career change – it’s a transformation. Join us for our next Lean BYTES on Tuesday, April 1 where Lean TECHniques’ Chief Growth Officer, Danielle Brommer, will share the hard-won lessons from her own journey from individual contributor to leader.

Data is at the heart of every business, but more often than not, it’s a mess. Scattered. Hard to trust. Slowing everything down. Without a solid foundation, every initiative – from AI to insight generation – gets stuck. How can you assess where you’re at and how to get your data house in order? Join to discuss.

AI is changing software development faster than anyone expected. New tools are cutting coding time, automating testing, and reshaping workflows. As these tools become even more advanced, the value engineers bring to the table is shifting. What does software development look like in 2045? Join us to discuss.

When your organization aims to drive meaningful impact, it’s not just leaders with titles who shape outcomes—it’s anyone with the right tools to inspire and influence.

When your organization sets its sights on outcome-focused goals, it’s essential to ensure you’re measuring the metrics that really matter.

Failures are inevitable, but the way we respond to them can transform our teams into stronger, more resilient groups.

Strategic initiatives frequently fall short of their intended results.

Cloud technology adoption is critical to business success today.

The ability to drive meaningful and lasting change is a critical skill for leaders.

When working on a platform or site reliability team, it’s easy to view internal teams as your customers.

Organizations today hold vast amounts of underutilized enterprise data.

In working toward product or business goals, we all inevitably encounter complex problems that could be solved in a variety of ways.

You know your IT teams are making progress in strengthening their engineering and delivery practices, but how can you start to measure this in a more quantifiable way?

Product teams often find themselves with a lengthy wishlist of ideas and features stemming from stakeholders, executives and others inside and outside the organization.

In this talk, we will learn how to easily get a few meaningful integration tests up and running without running any manual docker commands.

What do you think of when you hear Extreme Programming (XP)?

One of the most critical aspects of building great products that will be used and enjoyed is knowing who your users are.

Organizations today face the challenge of making crucial business decisions in increasingly complex and uncertain environments where traditional deterministic processes just don’t cut it.

One of the most significant challenges in digital transformation is overcoming resistance to change among employees.

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs is a model for understanding the motivations behind why people make the choices that they do.

Many of us have been on teams where the same few people speak every meeting, and likewise, the same few people very rarely ever speak.

Often times we’ll hear someone say “we should log that” but sometimes they mean something more.

Scrub away the grub.

In this Lean BYTES, we’ll take a trip into the world of cognitive biases and deep dive into a few that have potential to impact how we deliver product solutions.

We deliver software to help fix someone’s problems and make their life easier.

Brian will briefly talk about how he has used a particular approach to almost ignore the concept of null values.

Many digital transformation efforts focus mainly on IT departments.

A new request comes in.

DEI is not about the acronym, it’s about creating an environment where all kinds of people regardless of their background or perspective can safely and authentically connect.

You know you’re not delivering as effectively as you could.

The workforce is changing and so are your customers.

Want to have fewer meetings?

We all know the benefits of coding standards.

Docker is a tool for containerization, but what does that mean and what is it good for?

This week’s Lean BYTES will be presented by Scott Sauber on “JWT Fundamentals.

Many companies question the value of a solid test automation practice.