David Kaplan - Focusing on predictability rather than velocity
About this episode
What you’ll learn:
Focusing on predictability rather than velocity
How the code base’s complexity can affect estimation
Balancing the effect of technology change on the team
David references the following book:
Nicole Forsgren’s book: Accelerate
Meet: David Kaplan is the head of engineering at Policygenius, the nation’s leading online insurance marketplace. David has been an engineering leader for over a decade as a VP of Engineering at Yodle (Acquired by Web.com), a Senior Manager at Bloomberg L.P., and the co-founder of Helioscene, which was a SaaS startup in the video production space.
If you have any questions for David, please feel free to reach out via LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/davebkaplan/
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