<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Expert Overflow Journal</title><description>For businesses that have outgrown their patchwork. We architect and build custom software, AI, and automation.</description><link>https://expertoverflow.aidevguy.com/</link><language>en-us</language><item><title>Before you automate, establish the baseline</title><link>https://expertoverflow.aidevguy.com/journal/before-you-automate-establish-the-baseline/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://expertoverflow.aidevguy.com/journal/before-you-automate-establish-the-baseline/</guid><description>A useful automation has a measurable starting point. Define the work, the cost, and the exceptions before deciding what to change.</description><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Assessment</category></item><item><title>What the business should own</title><link>https://expertoverflow.aidevguy.com/journal/what-the-business-should-own/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://expertoverflow.aidevguy.com/journal/what-the-business-should-own/</guid><description>Custom software earns its place when it captures the way your business creates value. Ownership begins with a clear boundary.</description><pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Architecture</category></item><item><title>The spreadsheet is not the problem</title><link>https://expertoverflow.aidevguy.com/journal/the-spreadsheet-is-not-the-problem/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://expertoverflow.aidevguy.com/journal/the-spreadsheet-is-not-the-problem/</guid><description>Before replacing a spreadsheet, understand the work it has been holding together. The problem is usually the handoff around it.</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Operations</category></item></channel></rss>