Modern software teams typically rely on a patchwork of tools to manage planning, development,

feature rollout, and post-release analysis. This fragmentation is a known challenge that can create

friction and slowdown software development iteration. It's especially problematic for cross-functional

teams, where differences in roles, expertise, and work culture

can further complicate collaboration. There is growing consensus that successful software

product development requires continuous collaboration across functions, including design, engineering,

and operations. Tobias Don Kron is the CTO and Doug Pete is the chief product officer

of Atano, which is a software development lifecycle platform focused on cross-functional teams.

They join the podcast with Kevin Ball to talk about the challenges of modern product development,

the importance of low friction UX, the role of AI and product tooling,

and how to unify product, design, engineering, and operations in a single workflow.

Kevin Ball, or K. Ball, is the vice president of engineering at Mento and an independent

coach for engineers and engineering leaders. He co-founded and served as CTO for two companies,

founded the San Diego JavaScript Meetup,

and organizes the AI inaction discussion group through latent space.

Check out the show notes to follow KBall on Twitter or LinkedIn,

or visit his website, kball.l. LLC.

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Let's get started with a little bit about you two and what kind of led into

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