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Testing Needs Evidence, Not Ritual
Software testing has accumulated a large vocabulary over several decades. Unit testing, integration testing, system testing, regression testing, TDD, BDD, shift-left, shift-right, continuous testing, service virtualisation, model-based test...
The Human Operating Model in the Age of AI in Software Delivery
Most discussions of AI and organisational structure begin from the assumption that the existing organisation is broadly effective. AI is then introduced as an external force that will flatten hierarchies, alter spans of control, redistribut...
The AI Delivery Platform Landscape in 2026
Part 2 of this series examined the state of AI software development in July 2026. It considered interactive assistants, repository-scale agents, asynchronous execution, multi-agent systems, orchestration and the point at which an emerging c...
Legacy Systems in the Age of AI: Business Memory, Not Just Old Code
A few years ago, I interviewed a senior engineer for a role involving legacy system modernisation. He was experienced, capable and probably in his late thirties. When I mentioned legacy conversion, he immediately connected it to work he had...
Simplify Before You Automate: Building an Adaptive AI Delivery Strategy
AI adoption in software delivery should not begin with a product selection or a broad promise of automation. It should begin with an examination of the work itself. Before an organisation asks whether AI can automate a workflow, it needs to...
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