Software Engineer. Manager. Tries hard to be an ally. Sometimes fails.
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Feb 18, 2019 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
When people complain about tech debt, and business disregard for it, they don't usually *actually* mean a limited set of specific issues.
What they're complaining about is a lack of "slack" to take on un-prioritized, but important work.
Slack is important for any healthy team.
Setting up explicit slack in your roadmap (of 10%-20% of your time) can actually speed up product development and make your roadmap more consistent.