These days, managers need build, test, deploy and keep their system up 24x7. Management needs to have the confidence that comes with experience. 20+ years of experience in various disciplines ranging from software development, debugging, architecture development & management to electronics design gives businesses that desired confidence.
Years as freelancer have taught me to listen, Understand the product and partition solutions and validate expectations. Nothing kills a project more than a lack of communication, validating concepts is the essence of any successful project
Outlining an architecture & create a proof of concept.
Integrate your development with your Debugging. The number one reason for stable code comes when developers elevate debugging into their workflow. Nothing gives you a better inside then debugging what you made. Not as an afterthought but as a development principle.