Summary
- Explaining our solutions to the business.
- Why “tech debt” discussions tend not to work.
- Metrics to use instead.
- Instilling confidence that our maintenance efforts will actually improve velocity.
- Why do we tend to rapidly return to our prior velocity after “tech debt week"? - How do we fix it?
For who?
This workshop is targeted at Senior Engineers, Tech Leads, Engineering Managers, and Product Managers.
Learning Objectives
- Learn the pitfalls that make business stakeholders wary of engineers asking for time to do maintenance.
- Learn to navigate those pitfalls and establish trust with the business.
- Learn to proactively design for business goals to improve the working relationship and achieve better outcomes in the code base.
Requirements
You have some experience writing on production systems in any programming language.
Testimonial
Chelsea is one of the most engaging programming teachers I've learned from in recent memory,