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Why “Velocity” Isn’t Enough: Ivan Gekht on the Real Value of Value Stream Management
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Why “Velocity” Isn’t Enough: Ivan Gekht on the Real Value of Value Stream Management

Agile ceremonies and backlogs won’t fix broken systems. As InformationWeek highlights in its recent feature on Value Stream Management (VSM), high-performing IT organizations are shifting focus from team-level velocity to end-to-end flow of value. At Gehtsoft, this isn’t new. CEO Ivan Gekht has long advocated for engineering decisions

By Svetozar Eliseev
Escaping the Sunk Cost Trap: Why Gehtsoft Stops “Project Rescue” Sooner Than Most
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Escaping the Sunk Cost Trap: Why Gehtsoft Stops “Project Rescue” Sooner Than Most

The sunk cost fallacy—the irrational tendency to continue investing in something just because you've already invested a lot—is a common trap in software development. As BuiltIn explains, it warps rational decision-making, keeping teams locked into failing systems, bloated codebases, and outdated assumptions. Gehtsoft CEO Ivan Gekht

By Svetozar Eliseev