In part one of this series, we established stability as the foundation of any modernization effort. If your system isn’t stable, performance optimizations are essentially meaningless—-after all, a fast crash is still a crash.

The past ten years or so, be it in an official capacity or consulting, I’ve worked with various organizations to coach and lead high-performing teams. While I’ve spent most of my career in the technical space, I’ve had the privilege and honor to work with and help lead some amazing digital product teams the past three years.