Free your mind and the rest will follow – Delete your Backlog

12 Mar 2026 10:45 AM

Portal or platform development often starts simple and ends in chaos. In this talk, we uncover why complexity sneaks in, from scattered stacks to unclear design choices, and what principles help keep control before tech debt takes over.
You can feel it: Your organization is ready for a change, and you have the solution – a platform that will bring the power of DevOps to everyone! But before you start your march (or was it a sprint?), take care: Many ambitious teams never reached their goal, or were stopped by powerful adversaries.
We all want to do our jobs well – some of us even want to put a dent in the universe. I’ll explain why AI is set to disrupt software development – not just as coding assistants generating more output, but as a new quality gate for impact and human intent, far beyond what today’s tools demonstrate.
Tired of your backlog as a never-ending dumping ground? In ‘Free Your Mind – Delete Your Backlog,’ I show how cutting clutter boosts agility, eases mental load, and sharpens focus. Learn why smaller backlogs enable emergent architecture and practical ways to manage less, but better.