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Decision frameworks for engineering leaders

Each guide takes one decision a technical leader has to make, gives the answer we would give in the room, and names the conditions that change it. They come out of work we have done, with the evidence and the limits stated.

FG 002Current guide · 19 min read · Updated

Redesigning the engineering ladder for AI-native teams

A custody-based leveling and hiring framework: levels defined by what an engineer can be accountable for, a standardized assessment cockpit, and a protected formation budget that keeps the junior-to-senior pipeline alive.

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Earlier field guides

FG 00114 min read · Updated

Modernizing legacy systems with AI agents

A control-loop strategy for AI-agent modernization: structure first, plans as reviewed prompts, machine-generated parity evidence, and a clear fit test.

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