In a discussion with executives from a renewable energy leader in solar and modules, we explored challenges in scaling software practices. One executive with renewable expertise and another in data/IoT highlighted unclear roles in tech teams, leading to deferred ownership and stalled innovation, a common gap where strategic vision meets operational reality. This divide is widespread in tech-driven growth: silos hinder collaboration, roles blur under pressure, and accountabili

In every Agile transformation I’ve led, one pattern repeats: organizations often try to adopt Agile practices without changing the structures that hold them back. Hierarchies, reporting lines, and siloed teams built for control don’t adapt easily to a model that thrives on autonomy and collaboration. At one large enterprise, traditional business and engineering silos limited delivery speed despite strong executive support for Agile adoption. Each department optimized its own

One of the most overlooked aspects of digital transformation is how quality is managed. Many organizations still treat quality as a gate at the end of delivery rather than a discipline that shapes it from the start. This is where the shift from Quality Assurance (QA) to Quality Engineering (QE) becomes essential, not as a cost-saving measure but as a strategic investment in agility and reliability. In one transformation I supported, leadership viewed QE primarily as a way to