Move over Tech Debt!

Can't progress on Tech Debt?

Is it threatening your company or career?

Unfortunately, organisations are set up to encourage Tech Debt creation.

If you want to cope with Tech Debt successfully, you need to change how you think about it.

In my 2-hour, limited, virtual workshop, I will share the results of my 4+ years of adventure with TechDebt.

Reserve your spot!

Agenda

Theory

Tech debt is often defined as the implied cost of additional rework caused by choosing 'inferior but quick' over the 'right but expensive' solution.

And some people are obsessed with objective measurements. It does not work like that.

You will learn how to look at the TechDebt in a broader context so that you can understand it fully.

Incentives

The disconnect between business and IT is legendary.

Tech Debt is not just a bad decision but an entire system set up to produce Tech Debt.

We will help you understand those so that you know why do you really suffer from Tech Debt.

Finding stories

In this part of the story, you will:

learn micronarratives that will enable you to counter common business narratives preserving existing status quo
construct stories specific to your business that justify Tech Debt mitigation (if possible)

You

The last part will cover most important aspect of Tech Debt - you.

We will complete the Tech Debt workshop by evaluating how Tech Debt influences you and what can you personally do to protect your career.

Fine print

This is a knowledge-sharing session. We will use Chatham House Rule to protect the identity and affiliation of participants.
The facilitator (me) is associated with DXC Leading Edge.
The workshop is free but the number of spots is limited.

Book your place

The workshop will happen virtually, on the 19th of January. Check the exact time in your time zone here.

Book your place now!

Some people love it

Keeping upside and downside of TechDebt in one place is the most important challenge of managing it.

Tech Debt in one slide.

Tech Debt Yo-Yo cycle

Once you have got Tech Debt, it accumulates even faster.

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Knowledge & inspiration sources

Wardley Mapping

Simon Wardley's concept of organisational inertia enabled me to increase the level of abstraction and look beyond 'Tech' in 'Tech Debt', because the same pattern applies to every investment - they turn into liabilities.

KRZYSZTOF 'CHRIS' DANIEL

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