Expensing Customer Obsessed Engineering
Many companies will happily subsidize education for employees, and that includes professional development journals like Customer Obsessed Engineering!
Most employers are eager to cover the cost of educational subscriptions (literally every company I’ve worked for does it as a matter of policy). It usually just takes an email to your boss. I’ve included an example email below, after the subscriber benefits.
Subscriber benefits
As a paid subscriber you get the Delivery Playbook. Check out this free chapter to see what it’s all about. Then, there are weekly articles on career development and technology like these:
Build your AI readiness & security plan (getting ready for the robots).
Transform your learning with spatial thinking (or watch the video).
The 30-minute guide to Domain Driven Design (why you need DDD).
Plagued with problems getting to delivery? (solve them with a “steel thread").
How I became 3-4 times more efficient than my coworkers (and get things done!).
Every month you get:
The Delivery Playbook (check out the subway map and index!).
Career Development articles on communication, customer-facing skills, team leadership and management.
Design Thinking topics about great software design practices.
Practical advice on DevSecOps and building a first-rate delivery pipeline.
Challenging, provocative ideas that turn into actionable advice.
Full access to every published article in the archives.
Direct access to my chat, where you can ask advice and participate in the COE community.
As a technologist looking to advance your career, you’ll learn:
A better way to identify customer value and deliver software that makes you stand out every time.
Top-tier software design and development skills.
How to up your game and your team’s game when it comes to collaboration, communication, and customer-facing skills.
Professional development advice, tips and techniques.
Stories from my own career, sharing experiences you can turn into actionable advice.
If you’re looking for that secret weapon that guides you to success, then Customer Obsessed Engineering is for you.
Here’s a template you can use
Hi [manager’s name],
I’d like to expense my subscription to Customer Obsessed Engineering.
It’s a professional journal on leadership capabilities, and how to contribute more effectively at a team and business level. With a paid subscription I gain full access (free readers only get half the content). If you want to see more, this page has a detailed description. It was recommended to me by people in the industry.
I’m confident the small investment will be worthwhile, and will benefit my career development. I’d love to subscribe. It costs $249 a year.
Let me know if that’s OK.
Thank you,
[Your name]