At scale, engineering time is capital. Not metaphorically. Literally.
It is one of the most expensive and constrained assets in the company. And yet most organizations manage it with far less discipline than they apply to financial capital.
The best VPs don’t just manage teams. They allocate scarce technical investment for maximum business return. That requires a different mindset.
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/engineering-capital-allocation-problem-anthony-baratta-j5yge