Value is not a hard science. I've seen people shelve tech debt in favor of work on a feature that no one ends up using.
1. Leadership doesn’t want to burn engineer cycles on undifferentiated features.
2. Management doesn’t get recognized for working on undifferentiated features.
3. Engineers working on undifferentiated features aren’t recognized when looking for new jobs.
Saving money “makes” sense but getting people to actually prioritize it is hard.
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1. Leadership doesn’t want to burn engineer cycles on undifferentiated features.
2. Management doesn’t get recognized for working on undifferentiated features.
3. Engineers working on undifferentiated features aren’t recognized when looking for new jobs.
Saving money “makes” sense but getting people to actually prioritize it is hard.