Your team is fully staffed, everyone's heads down, and somehow nothing shipped in two weeks. The problem usually isn't the people. It's the order they...

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Problems vs. The Power of "We" | Words for Leaders

Feb 17, 2026

"What are you going to do about it?" feels like a fair question. To the person hearing it, it sounds like an accusation — and that's where the walls g...

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Azure DevOps Server 401 Errors: When Everything Looks Right But Nothing Works

Feb 17, 2026

I was locked out of my own Azure DevOps Server instance with 401 errors. I was a server admin. I was in the right groups. My SID was correct. Nothing ...

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Azure DevOps Server SSH Vulnerabilities: Before You Fix Them, Find Out If Anyone Is Even Using SSH

Feb 17, 2026

Your vulnerability scanner flagged SSH cipher issues on your Azure DevOps Server. Before you start hardening ciphers, there's a much simpler question:...

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How to Configure Backlog Levels and State Categories in Your Custom Azure DevOps Process Template

Feb 12, 2026

If you're using a custom process template in Azure DevOps, there are two configuration settings that are easy to overlook but critical to get right: b...

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Dev Team Economics #1: Beware the Rewrite Project

Feb 10, 2026

Rewrite projects look like the safest bet in the building. You know the business, you've got the team, the old app proves it works. So why do they cra...

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Branches That Don't Suck #8: Trunk-Based Development Explained

Feb 06, 2026

Trunk-based development gets sold like the promised land: just commit to main and your merge pain disappears. The part nobody mentions? You probably a...

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Branches That Don't Suck #7: Why Long-Lived Branches Create Merge Hell

Feb 02, 2026

That branch you created three months ago? The one you've been dreading to merge? Let's talk about why that dread is justified. Here's the thing people...

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