Engineering Evolved
Episodes
The Trio Model: Breaking Down Business-IT Walls for Better Engineering Collaboration
15 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Engineering leaders learn how the Trio model can eliminate the blame game between business and IT teams. Discover practical strategies for cross-funct...
Why Your Team Rituals Are Optimized for the Wrong Thing
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How many meetings moved your team forward last week? Tom explores why most team rituals fail at building trust and alignment, sharing lessons from NAS...
Why Kubernetes Is Probably Wrong for Your Mid-Sized Company
30 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Engineering leader Tom Barber challenges the default adoption of Kubernetes, sharing why simpler alternatives often serve mid-sized companies better a...
You Don't Need Kubernetes: Right-Sizing Platform Engineering for Mid-Size Companies
16 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Engineering Evolved, Tom Barber discusses the pitfalls of over-engineering platform infrastructure, particularly for mid-sized comp...
How to Sunset a Legacy System Without Destroying Team Morale
09 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
SummaryIn this conversation, Tom Barber discusses the challenges organizations face when dealing with legacy systems and the importance of recognizing...
The First 90 Days of Your Modernization Initiative
09 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
SummaryIn this episode of Engineering Evolved, Tom Barber discusses the critical first 90 days of a modernization initiative for engineering directors...
DevOps for the Skeptical VP: Building Your Business Case in 30 Minutes
09 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
SummaryIn this conversation, Tom Barber discusses the challenges of managing feature requests and the importance of strategic deployment to enhance te...
Cloud Migration Without the Chaos - A Product Manager's Approach
09 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
SummaryIn this episode of Engineering Evolved, Tom Barber discusses the critical aspects of cloud migration, emphasizing that many migrations fail due...
The Three Types of Technical Debt Your Finance Team Actually Cares About
09 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
SummaryIn this conversation, Tom Barber discusses the significant impact of technical debt on American companies, highlighting that it costs them $1.5...
The Architecture Decision Framework - When You Actually Need Microservices (Spoiler: Probably Not Yet)
09 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
SummaryMost midsize companies are making terrible architecture decisions because they're copying Netflix instead of solving their actual problems. Thi...
Cross-Functional Teams vs. Feature Factories: What's Actually Different?
09 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode SummaryAre your "cross-functional" teams actually just a feature factory in disguise? In this solo deep-dive, I break down the real difference...
The Product Thinking Framework
09 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Most engineering leaders would fail miserably as product managers. They'd get fired for shipping features nobody wants, ignoring user feedback, and me...
How I Accidentally Became A Modernization Director
09 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nobody wakes up wanting to be a modernization director. In this deeply personal episode, I share my journey from writing simple code at NASA JPL to le...
Escaping Technical Purgatory
09 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why Mid-Sized Companies Are Stuck (And How to Break Free)You've achieved product-market fit. You're generating real revenue. You have 200-1000 employe...