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The Jira/Confluence Junkyard
Jira and Confluence solved a real coordination problem. But they store tickets and documents more reliably than they establish whether the intent inside them is still valid. In AI-assisted delivery, that gap turns stale requirements into executable work, faster. This article examines the resulting intent-authority problem and what teams need instead.
The Vibe Coder’s Invisible Wall
Vibe coding can publish software faster than its builders can determine whether anyone should depend on it. The gap is not code generation. It is production assurance—and the absence of a system that encodes enterprise discipline into the workflow.
Shipping Better MLPs Smarter—Research Paper
Domain-Ordered Directed Graph Execution: Compile-Time Governance for Hypothesis-Aligned AI Execution MLP = Most Lovable Product — the minimum product scope that maximises customer delight. Author: Mikhail Kozlov (aka Michael Kozloff) Version: 9.3 Created Date: May 17, 2026 Publication Date: July 08, 2026 [updated to v9.3 on July 16, 2026] Change History: Appendix E summarizes the changes in this revision and the full version lineage since v1. License: The author intends to submit this work under arXiv’s non-exclusive…
The Sprint Refinement Session Nobody Wins
Most software teams have the same argument every couple of weeks: the business needs something new, but the engineers are already full. The sprint refinement standoff is not a personality problem. The PM protecting market responsiveness and the engineer protecting committed capacity are both right. The system puts two correct people in conflict over one scarce resource — and no amount of better facilitation, tighter planning, or async standups changes…
Product Strategy That Learns in HADI Cycles
Wiring 4P strategy, HADI cycles, and NBM4 stages for AI-assisted product delivery. Adaptive strategy is a principle. Evidence-mutated strategy is an operating model.
Infographic: Why B2B Sales Teams Miss Quotas
Most B2B sales reps spend only 28% of their time selling, with 72% lost to administration, research, and inefficient tools. This infographic highlights five key inefficiencies leading to quota misses, offering insights for teams to improve their go-to-market strategies and sales processes by addressing these hidden challenges.
