The CPTO Journal

Product value. Technical reality.

Editorial perspectives on the decisions that connect customer needs, engineering, and business outcomes.

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A business manager being furious about ongoing refactoring costs.Software Refactoring explainedSoftware needs ongoing refactoring. This costs money and sometimes is hard to accept. Learn why it is still necessary.
A software engineer explaining tech to a corporate manager who is angry because he gets treated like a childHow technical leaders should educate the boardBoard education connects evidence, trade-offs, and business consequences into a decision. Learn about common pitfalls and how to win.
CTO and CPO arguing and fighting while the CPTO can stay relaxedCPTO vs CTO vs CPOCTO and CPO roles are valuable roles, but often lead to inefficiency and snail speed. A CPTO can move significantly faster due to more power, while owning the same traits and skills.
AI merges rolesWhy AI is changing the CTO and CPO splitAI changes how product engineering works. By providing Product with engineering power and engineers with business insights. Not combining the C-Role costs money and time.