Dr. Jonathan Graham
Dr. Jonathan Graham is the CTO of Transaction Assurance Group, a company driving transparency and efficiency within the supply chains of wholesalers, buying groups, and retail chains. Some key clients are in the pharmaceutical space, where Jonathan draws on his experience working in drug development for GlaxoSmithKline.
Jonathan continues to support the mission of Mined Minds Foundation, the non-profit he co-founded to bring software development opportunities to communities suffering from economic depression, and has co-founded and run a software development consultancy. He has spoken at international conferences on a range of subjects, including in-depth technical topics, scalability, control of quality, and developing agile teams. You might also have seen him live-coding music on stage, or performing a stand-up set. For the fun of his two giant Newfies, Jonathan is regularly taken for walks along the lakefront and through the beautiful city of Chicago.
Clear, concise and consistent: how to communicate and prioritize risks from the engineering team to the wider organization
Communicating risks, particularly to our non-technical colleagues, is a challenge and by not doing it well we suffer pushback from the business. The risks are varied and at all different levels, but can include technical debt, skill gaps, team burnout, and more.
