# Engineering Strategy: Actionable and Specific Guidance for Growing Engineering Teams (High-Purpose Environments, Part 6)

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Author: tobi@techunicorn.builders (Tobias Mende)

Published: 2023-06-10T05:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Tobias Mende](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/tobias-mende.md>)

Topics: [engineering-culture](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/engineering-culture.md>), [context](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/context.md>), [execution](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/execution.md>), [trust](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/trust.md>)

Tags: [culture-high-purpose-environments-engineering-excellence-organizational-design](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/culture-high-purpose-environments-engineering-excellence-organizational-design.md>), [engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/engineering.md>), [engineering-culture](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/engineering-culture.md>), [objectives](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/objectives.md>), [risk](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/risk.md>), [strategy](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/strategy.md>), [trust](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/trust.md>)

## AI overview

The final article in a high-purpose environments series argues that engineering strategy should translate objectives into actionable guidance, but should generally follow vision, values, guiding principles, and mission. It warns that overly detailed strategy can constrain teams, become obsolete, and undermine creativity and innovation, while emphasizing that the right level of guidance depends on context.

## Source excerpt

Engineering Strategy: Actionable and Specific Guidance for Growing Engineering Teams (High-Purpose Environments, Part 6) In the previous articles of my high-purpose environments series, we have explored the importance of vision, values, guiding principles, and engineering mission in creating a thriving and purpose-driven engineering culture. In this final article, I will delve into engineering strategy -- a crucial element that translates high-level objectives into actionable and specific guidance for growing engineering teams.