Technical Debt and the Concept of Return on Investment Ops

Technical Debt has a branding problem, and in a shifting economy, it becomes increasingly important to have a focus on projects that drive positive ROI.  

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SHOW NOTES:

WE GLAMORIZE INNOVATION BECAUSE ROI IS HARD TO MEASURE

There is an outward perspective that everyone wants to work on something new, because it gets a lot of attention. But there are plenty of opportunities to focus on foundational, stabilizing capabilities. 

SOMETIMES GROWTH COMES FROM BEING EFFICIENT

• Think of things in terms of quarters, or six-months, or twelve-months
• Where can you measure improvement?
• Where can you leave things alone, but still have room to improve?
• How can you link to improvement in other areas?
• How can you have an incremental improvement mindset?

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