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People think analytical tools and data products (like dashboards) are inherently strategic
They arenโt
Why? Because companies enlist analysts to build these solutions to solve ad hoc problems and ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ปโ๐ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ธ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐น๐ผ๐ป๐ด-๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐บ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ณ๐ถ๐๐ (or what they could evolve... See more
Dylan Andersonsubstack.com
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Org debt is just as dangerous as tech debt but is talked about much less
Org debt builds up every time a company operates without discipline:
- Inconsistent principles for promotions and comp
- Hiring without a clear scope for the new... See more
Dan Hockenmaiersubstack.comOrg debt is just as dangerous as tech debt but is talked about much less
Org debt builds up every time a company operates without discipline:
- Inconsistent principles for promotions and comp
- Hiring without a clear scope for the new role
- Trying new operating models but not sticking to them
- Allowing meeting creep
In the short term, it's always easier to just let this stuff happen. But in the long term, org debt will destroy a company. Execution will slow down, people will get frustrated, and the best ones will leave.
If you're considering joining a company, assess org discipline in the same way you'd assess their metrics and team.
Decisions at all stages of the life cycleโfrom architectural design to coding and implementation and testingโaffect system quality. Therefore, quality is not completely a function of an architectural design. But thatโs where it starts.
Paul Clements โข Software Architecture in Practice, 4th Edition
Every architecture, no matter what it is, partitions possible changes into three categories: local, nonlocal, and architectural.
- A local change can be accomplished by modifying a single elementโfor example, adding a new business rule to a pricing logic module.
- A nonlocal change requires multiple element modifications but leaves the underlying
Paul Clements โข Software Architecture in Practice, 4th Edition
