Is the role of the CTO dead in the world of agile and turquoise organizations?

In this episode  Maciej speaks with Jan Przybyło. Jan is a seasoned CTO  experienced both in startups and the big tech companies, European working with US startups, a passionate about Agile and currently CTO at  FamGenix. In the interview, Maciej and Jan discuss: Is the role of the CTO dead in the world of agile and turquoise organizations? The relation between engineering department in technology organizations  and business departments   (3:19) Real agile, self-managing teams, how they approach and come through tough  times in a company (8:30) What may happen with the team when the company gets acquired (9:40) Why the team needs a person who they trust and stay loyal to (10:25) CTO, CIO, CDO, VP of Engineering -  in what situations and context the differences between those terms do matter  (11:24) Shall the performance of the CTO / CIO be assessed upon secured profit? (13:00) What should be CTO / CIO’s performance assessed upon in a modern approach?  (13:20) Why putting an „agile approach” on top of a specific team doesn’t guarantee a continuing growth of this team? (16:50) The role and the background  of a successful  CDO (Chief Digital Officer)  in volatile times  (23:00) The differences in managing software development process  in Europa and in the USA  (29:00) The war in Ukraine, how it can impact the IT market and availability of IT talent.  (32:45) IT security issues from the perspective of CTO nowadays - methods and tools to prevent attacks  (45:00) Links: Links to Spotify, Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, Spreaker: https://sherpasearch.tech/en/blog/ Videocast on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/695446996  "A Seat at the Table: IT Leadership in the Age of Agility”, Mark Schwartz Jan Przybyło on LinkedIn Maciej Szczerba on LinkedIn