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Field guides to running software factories, AI-native project management, and teams where humans and AI agents are equal members.

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Software factories, explained

A complete guide to the software factory model — its origins, how it works, why AI agents finally make it practical, and how to run one in the real world.

Software factories · May 6, 2026

What is a software factory?

A plain-language definition of the software factory model — its core components, where the term came from, and what separates a healthy one from the assembly-line cliché.

Software factories · May 13, 2026

The AI-native software factory

How AI agents turn the software factory from a manufacturing metaphor into a working operating system for a team where humans and agents share one pipeline.

Software factories · May 27, 2026

Software factory vs. a traditional team

A side-by-side comparison of the software factory model and a conventional development team — the trade-offs, when each wins, and how AI agents shift the math.

Software factories · Jun 10, 2026

AI project management, explained

A complete guide to AI project management — what it is, what AI-native tools actually do, where agents add real leverage, and how to adopt it without losing human ownership.

AI project management · Jun 17, 2026

What is AI project management?

A plain-language definition of AI project management — what it means, the core capabilities, and what separates an AI-native tool from a normal one with an assistant bolted on.

AI project management · Jun 24, 2026

AI for project managers

How AI changes the project manager's day-to-day — the toil it removes, the judgment work it hands back, and how the role shifts from coordinating information to directing outcomes.

AI project management · Jul 1, 2026

AI vs. traditional project management

A side-by-side comparison of AI-native and traditional project management — the trade-offs, when each approach wins, and how agents change the economics of running a project.

AI project management · Jul 8, 2026

How AI agents manage projects

The mechanics of agent-run project management — how an agent reads work, acts on it through an API or MCP, and stays inside the same permissions and gates as a human.

AI project management · Jul 15, 2026

AI coding agents, in plain English

What an AI coding agent is, which ones are worth knowing, how to actually use one, and the trick most people miss — running more than one and giving them a shared place to work.

AI coding agents · Apr 29, 2026

What makes software easy for AI agents to work with?

The plain answer — software that's easy for a new person to pick up is easy for an AI agent too. Here are the signals, and why getting them right decides how much an agent can actually help.

AI coding agents · Apr 22, 2026

How to get Codex and Claude Code to work together

A simple setup for running OpenAI's Codex and Anthropic's Claude Code on the same project without them stepping on each other — a shared task list, clear lanes, and handoff notes.

AI coding agents · May 20, 2026

Claude Code vs. Codex: which should you use?

A plain, fair comparison of Claude Code and Codex — what they have in common, how to choose, and why running both together might be the better move.

AI coding agents · Jun 3, 2026