Matthew Newell

Standing on the shoulders of giant robots

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Midwest Owner Operator Collective: AI-assisted back office support for tradesmen. Proposals, CRM, sales funnels, logistics, and accounting. Origin story: a $500 water heater part, a “free” sales call, and an $11,000 quote.
Burned Value: EVMS is a lagging indicator; Agile burndowns are a blind one. BurnedValue is the lovechild that fixes both. It kills the ‘90% done’ lie by tying actual cost to completed points, making scope growth mathematically impossible to hide.

Backlog

CMMI 1.3-AI: A theory under investigation: each CMMI process area is essentially a specialized agent — defined inputs, defined outputs, measurable goals. If that’s true, a fully orchestrated CMMI compliance suite might be buildable with Claude Code, Cowork, and Managed Agents.
Musical Mastery: Atomic Habits builds the discipline, AI accelerates the learning.