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Platform Engineering for the Agentic AI Era — When Your IDP Becomes the Governance Machine
78% of enterprises have a platform team. Only 23% have an IDP that can govern agents. That gap is where shadow agents live. Here is how to rebuild your IDP.
DORA Is Not Enough in 2026 — The AI Attribution Layer Engineering Leaders Actually Need
DORA metrics celebrate deployment frequency but mask massive rework rates. Here is the AI Attribution layer engineering leaders need to audit real impact.
Designing Custom MCP Servers for Developer Agents: Exposing Local Tools to Claude and Cursor
A complete step-by-step developer tutorial on creating custom Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers in Node.js and Python to expose local databases, git.
Continuous Discovery Habits in the AI Age: Teresa Torres Framework Updated
Learn how to update Teresa Torres' Continuous Discovery Habits using AI-assisted interview synthesis, automated assumption testing, and opportunity.
The CFO OS: Restructuring Corporate Close, Audit, and Cash Reconciliation Loops
How to transition from periodic manual close and audit loops to an autonomous corporate finance architecture with continuous cash reconciliation.
Re-Engineering the Project Manager: Moving from Tactical Task-Tracking to Strategic Design
Why tactical task-tracking PMs are obsolete in the AI era and how to transition to a strategic value chain designer and systems architect role.
Designing AI-Driven OKR Execution Engines: Automated Goal Tracking and Algorithmic Strategic Alignment
A technical blueprint for building an automated OKR execution engine that parses developer telemetry, tracks blockers, and grades key results with zero.
Healthcare AI Transformation: Deployment Architecture for HIPAA and Clinical Compliance
A technical blueprint for deploying AI in healthcare: secure patient EHR query engines, agentic clinical routing, and HIPAA/GDPR compliance frameworks.
Designing the North Star Metric: The Engineering Framework for Product-Led Growth and Algorithmic Alignment
How to design a mathematical North Star Metric tree using input leading indicators, counter-metric guardrails, and SQL aggregations to drive product.
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