Newrealm

Senior PM, AI governance and infrastructure. 20+ years in enterprise software.

Where I think out loud about product, leadership, and AI.

The main thread: Judgment-Driven Development, a framework for software teams building in a world where AI makes execution cheap.

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The Right Tool, Not the Newest One

When building an AI skill is the wrong answer, and a checklist is the right one — and how to tell the difference before you build.

Jul 18, 2026

A developer at a workstation making judgment calls in an AI-assisted coding session

The Judgment Log at the Engineering Station: What to Write, What to Skip

The one-line test tells you what deserves an entry. This post tells you how to recognize the moment, in the middle of a session, when you have crossed from accepting a suggestion into making a decision.

Jul 11, 2026

AI confidence theater and the gap between sounding right and being right

I Spent $350 to Learn Elena Verna Is Right

AI is extremely good at sounding intelligent. That is not the same as being correct. I paid $350 to relearn that lesson. Ford paid a few years and 350 headcount.

Jul 4, 2026

The Judgment Log in practice across four development stations

The Judgment Log in Practice: One Chain, Four Stations

Four entries. Four people. One chain. This is what the Judgment Log looks like when someone actually writes it down.

Jun 27, 2026

The Judgment Log: The Artifact JDD Teams Need

Every team has infrastructure for tracking execution. Almost none have infrastructure for tracking judgment. The Judgment Log is the artifact that closes that gap.

Jun 20, 2026

Sprint ceremonies adapted for the AI era

Your Sprint Ceremonies Were Designed for a World Where Execution Was Slow

AI accelerated execution. The decision infrastructure did not move. The gap between the two is where instability lives, and sprint ceremonies are where you close it.

Jun 14, 2026