play Play pause Pause S1 E17 Jul 08, 2026 From Napkins to Agents: How AI Rewired Product Design In this episode of Engineering Evolved, Tom sits down with Amelia Prasad, Director of Product at Concept to Cloud, to trace how AI has reshaped the day-to-day of UX an...
play Play pause Pause S1 E16 Jun 24, 2026 The $13K Company Backlog: Private Equity's Capital Return Crisis in 2025 Private equity firms are facing an unprecedented challenge with a backlog of 13,000 companies. The biggest issue for 2025 isn't raising capital or sourcing deals—it's ...
play Play pause Pause S1 E15 Jun 15, 2026 Your Users Don't Care If It's AI - They Just Want Results Tom Barber challenges the AI hype cycle, arguing that users care about outcomes, not architecture. Learn why slapping an 'AI-powered' label on everything is the wrong ...
play Play pause Pause S1 E14 Dec 15, 2025 The Trio Model: Breaking Down Business-IT Walls for Better Engineering Collaboration Engineering leaders learn how the Trio model can eliminate the blame game between business and IT teams. Discover practical strategies for cross-functional collaborati...
play Play pause Pause S1 E13 Dec 10, 2025 Why Your Team Rituals Are Optimized for the Wrong Thing How many meetings moved your team forward last week? Tom explores why most team rituals fail at building trust and alignment, sharing lessons from NASA JPL and startup...
play Play pause Pause S1 E12 Nov 30, 2025 Why Kubernetes Is Probably Wrong for Your Mid-Sized Company Engineering leader Tom Barber challenges the default adoption of Kubernetes, sharing why simpler alternatives often serve mid-sized companies better and how to make pr...
play Play pause Pause S1 E11 Nov 16, 2025 You Don't Need Kubernetes: Right-Sizing Platform Engineering for Mid-Size Companies In this episode of Engineering Evolved, Tom Barber discusses the pitfalls of over-engineering platform infrastructure, particularly for mid-sized companies. He shares ...
play Play pause Pause S1 E10 Nov 09, 2025 How to Sunset a Legacy System Without Destroying Team Morale SummaryIn this conversation, Tom Barber discusses the challenges organizations face when dealing with legacy systems and the importance of recognizing the human elemen...
play Play pause Pause S1 E9 Nov 09, 2025 The First 90 Days of Your Modernization Initiative SummaryIn this episode of Engineering Evolved, Tom Barber discusses the critical first 90 days of a modernization initiative for engineering directors. He emphasizes t...
play Play pause Pause S1 E8 Nov 09, 2025 DevOps for the Skeptical VP: Building Your Business Case in 30 Minutes SummaryIn this conversation, Tom Barber discusses the challenges of managing feature requests and the importance of strategic deployment to enhance team efficiency. He...
play Play pause Pause S1 E7 Nov 09, 2025 Cloud Migration Without the Chaos - A Product Manager's Approach SummaryIn this episode of Engineering Evolved, Tom Barber discusses the critical aspects of cloud migration, emphasizing that many migrations fail due to poor planning...
play Play pause Pause S1 E6 Nov 09, 2025 The Three Types of Technical Debt Your Finance Team Actually Cares About SummaryIn this conversation, Tom Barber discusses the significant impact of technical debt on American companies, highlighting that it costs them $1.5 trillion annuall...
play Play pause Pause S1 E5 Nov 09, 2025 The Architecture Decision Framework - When You Actually Need Microservices (Spoiler: Probably Not Yet) SummaryMost midsize companies are making terrible architecture decisions because they're copying Netflix instead of solving their actual problems. This episode cuts th...
play Play pause Pause S1 E4 Nov 09, 2025 Cross-Functional Teams vs. Feature Factories: What's Actually Different? Episode SummaryAre your "cross-functional" teams actually just a feature factory in disguise? In this solo deep-dive, I break down the real differences between truly e...
play Play pause Pause S1 E3 Nov 09, 2025 The Product Thinking Framework Most engineering leaders would fail miserably as product managers. They'd get fired for shipping features nobody wants, ignoring user feedback, and measuring the wrong...
play Play pause Pause S1 E2 Nov 09, 2025 How I Accidentally Became A Modernization Director 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 leading complex sys...
play Play pause Pause S1 E1 Nov 09, 2025 Escaping Technical Purgatory 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 employees and a tech tea...
