When a senior engineer leaves, the context they carried walks out with them. AI tools operating on codebases without that context make dangerous assumptions. This article breaks down why system understanding is the prerequisite for AI-assisted development, and what technical leaders should do before pointing any AI tool at their code.
When AI handles implementation, the PM role shifts from requester to governor. Requirements become the product, feedback loops compress from sprints to days, and acceptance criteria become functional specifications. This article breaks down what changes, what the role looks like in practice, and five concrete steps PMs can take now to prepare.
Big enterprise customers have been buying software for a long time. Many started long before SaaS emerged as a smarter, better way to build, buy and sell software. That means they’ve got plenty of software they already depend on that needs…
When developing a SaaS product plan, it's important to recognize two foundational principles. First, SaaS is a business strategy, not a technology strategy. Second, there is no one-size-fits-all SaaS architecture (the second principle is a…
Everyone with a smartphone knows it: apps get updated all the time. Whether you're looking for a new feature or not, suddenly: there it is. This seems easy, but it's not, especially when you're building…
When developing a SaaS product plan, it's important to recognize two foundational principles. First, SaaS is a business strategy, not a technology strategy. Second, there is no one-size-fits-all SaaS architecture (the second principle is a…
2020 left no doubt: the growth of cloud computing is firmly grounded in the SaaS business model. Investors like Bessemer have bet and made billions on the SaaS trajectory. Behind the curtain, selling essentially the…
Before you shout "Digital Transformation" in a crowded marketplace, it's important to recognize two foundational principles in developing a SaaS product plan. First: SaaS is a business strategy, not a technology strategy. Second (a corollary of…
There’s a feature arms race underway, and SaaS is fueling the fire. The quality of collaboration in software development is measured by a direct line of sight into the customer experience. Read more about this…
A big side effect of the world's new focus on work from home? Collaboration delivers leverage. Those of us who do software for a living are quite fortunate. Many of the habits we've learned in…
I suspect that when the legendary Ward Cunningham coined the term "technical debt", it did not take him long to realize he'd created a monster: "I am in favor of writing code to reflect your…
In SaaS, technical debt isn’t a bug, it's a feature – it’s a feature of creativity and velocity. People are writing more code to solve more problems than ever before. Of course, they are not…
For chronic disease sufferers – often already under medical care – data-driven personalized medicine provides a promising new application for tailored therapies and disease management. Today, the right combination of technology infrastructure, advanced AI technology…
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