Tag: Engineering Management

  • How to Manage a High-Performing PHP Team Without Overengineering Your Workflow

    How to Manage a High-Performing PHP Team Without Overengineering Your Workflow

    Managing a high-performing PHP team can sometimes feel like juggling flaming chainsaws while riding a unicycle. There’s a constant urge to do more—add more tools, more processes, more layers of abstraction—all in the name of productivity and scalability. But here’s the kicker: sometimes, all that “more” ends up doing less for your team. I’ve led…


  • Setting Boundaries: Managing Workload, Not Just Projects

    Setting Boundaries: Managing Workload, Not Just Projects

    There’s a difference between managing projects and managing workload—and I learned that the hard way. Years ago, I was tracking all the right things: timelines, tickets, blockers. Everything looked “green” on the outside. But inside the team, people were burning out. Quietly working late. Missing lunch. Pulling weekend hours they weren’t talking about. The projects…