Engineering Management

Balancing Autonomy with Governance

As organizations embrace autonomous teams to drive innovation and speed, they face a critical challenge: how to maintain effective governance without undermining autonomy. Let’s explore practical strategies, frameworks, and tools that enable this balance in modern engineering organizations.

The Governance-Autonomy Paradox

Autonomy accelerates decision-making and ownership, but without governance, it risks misalignment and compliance gaps. Governance frameworks ensure accountability, regulatory adherence, and consistency across teams.

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The Future of Product & Engineering Collaboration

In high-performing tech organizations, the traditional friction between product and engineering is shifting from a point of conflict to a powerful creative tension. Collaboration isn’t a meeting cadence or a RACI diagram—it’s a mindset grounded in shared responsibility for outcomes. And in 2025, the teams getting this right are reaping the rewards in speed, clarity, and culture.

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When to Say No: Protecting Engineering Focus in a Fast-Growth Org

In high-growth environments, it’s easy for engineering teams to get pulled in too many directions. Feature requests. Integrations. “Quick wins.” All with good intentions—but often, bad timing.

As a leader, saying no is one of your most important jobs.

Here’s how to do it without alienating stakeholders:

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Scaling Tech Teams: Lessons from Growing Engineering Orgs from 6 to 100+

Scaling an engineering team is a journey filled with challenges and opportunities. Reflecting on my experiences, particularly during my tenure at eXp Realty, where we expanded our technology organization from a modest group of 6 to a robust team of over 100 professionals, I’ve gathered several key insights. This article delves into the strategies and lessons learned from that transformative period.

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