How to set Technical Strategy?

1: Define your product vision and goals (short term & long term)

  • set measurable goals 
  • set OKRs 

2: Assess current state 

  • Where do you stand (how much tech debt / what is your current scale and required / can you define categories of support ) 

3: Define a target state to support product vision

4: Create a plan 

  • Analyze options and Opportunities
    • analyze external and internal factors
  • Prioritize and select your initiatives

5: Execute your projects

6; Review results and update Strategy as required

 

 https://medium.com/@rico.surridge/instilling-harmony-between-product-engineering-strategy-8a2ad58dbfcd

 

https://www.gartner.com/en/infrastructure-and-it-operations-leaders/topics/technical-debt

What is Tech Debt?

In Gartner's term work that is “owed” to an IT system when teams “borrow” against long-term quality by making short-term sacrifices, taking short cuts, or using workarounds to meet delivery deadlines. These debts can impact system performance, scalability or resilience.

 

 

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