“Shift Left" – The Next Leap in Developer Productivity

Architecture and design are the next competitive edge for engineering leaders. Modern software delivery has evolved, but the next big productivity gain won’t come from shipping faster. It’ll come from thinking better. Earlier.

Upgrade the thinking!

You have automated the build? Now it is time to upgrade the thinking!

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From Agile to CI/CD, teams have squeezed more from delivery. But the gains are flattening. Today’s real bottleneck? Poor design decisions made early and discovered too late.

50% of software rework stems from design and architecture flaws
Velocity stalls when design debt grows unchecked

From Whiteboards to Workbench

Shifting left in architecture and design requires more than documentation. It demands a living, collaborative space that grows with your system and your team.

Our knowis Cloud Solution Workbench provides

Unified architecture repository
Collaborative design spaces
AI-powered assistants

Take on architectural debt

Unclear architectures. Implicit decisions. New hires lost in ambiguity. When architectural decisions happens in backchannels, it slows everyone down.

Misaligned system boundaries
Architecture hidden in tribal knowledge
Developers making “educated guesses”

Straight from the CTO

We love and value engaging with customers, partners, and the entire software development community.

Johannes, the CTO at knowis AG, has shared his thoughts on the topic of shift left in a personal statement. You can read Johannes’ Signature Paper here, and feel free to reach out with any questions, thoughts, or feedback!

Signature Paper

On our resources page, you’ll also find several blog articles by Johannes and his team.