Gartner Expert

Brian Minning

Sr Director, Research, KI Leader

Brian Minning is a Senior Director on the Software Engineering Peer & Practitioner Research Team. His research is focused on best practice strategies for software delivery, AI-augmented software engineering, developer experience and productivity, and software engineering organizational design and leadership.

As a content leader for all software engineering leadership research at Gartner, he works with analysts and researchers in delivering thought-leading, practical, and actionable content to Gartner clients on topics including: leadership skills and competencies, leadership assessments and benchmarks, software engineering talent strategies, organizational design and structures, leadership communications and stakeholder management, and product operating models.

Previous experience

In his previous role as a senior director at Hanover Research, Brian led a team of project managers and research analysts who delivered market insights to university administrators across the globe.

Professional background

Hanover Research, Senior Content Director, 9 years

Areas of coverage
  • Software Engineering Practices

  • Software Engineering Leadership

  • Build and Deliver Software to Drive Business Results

  • Adopt Modern Architectures and Technologies

  • Build a World-Class Software Engineering Organization

Education

BA, Economics and Psychology, University of Michigan

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Top Issues That I Help Clients Address

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AI-enabled Software Engineering

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Developer Productivity

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Developer Experience

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Software Engineering Leadership

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Agile and Product-Based Delivery