The document discusses scaling engineering teams and outlines key principles for organizational alignment including purpose, people, product, and process. It emphasizes balancing competing forces like operations and growth, making decisions that are least wrong today while adapting tomorrow, and ensuring everyone shares responsibility for alignment. The overall message is about evolving legacy systems and delivering value through change while bringing a team together.

1. Chris Iona
Founder, Future Pass
Scaling Engineering
Teams

2. Hi.
Chris Iona ▾

3. Purpose.
People.
Product.
Process.

4. Origin
Sprinting
Growth
Established
Lifecycle

5. Legacy.

6. “The true test of an engineer
is to deliver value,
while evolving legacy code.

7. Change.
A
B

8. “Make the least wrong
decision today,
and adapt tomorrow.

9. Alignment.

10. “Everyone is responsible
for Organisational Alignment.

11. Competing
Forces.

12. Operations
Growth
Stability
Speed
Perfection
Completion
Specialist
Generalist
Early Bird
Night Owl

14. Purpose.
People.
Product.
Process.

15. Purpose.
People.
Product.
Process.

16. Purpose.
People.
Product.
Process.

17. Purpose.
People.
Product.
Process.

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