Technical Debt
We are at risk!Are you tired of seemingly simple changes taking way too long to implement? Do you get frustrated when a change causes a problem in a completely different area of the code? Does it feel like you are trying to climb up a muddy hill while people are pushing boulders from the top at you? If so, you’re likely mired in technical debt and you’re not alone!
There is a better way…an exceptional way.
At Exceptional Difference, we’re committed to empowering elite engineers, teams, and leaders to reduce technical debt so you can reclaim the joy of engineering. Our Technical Debt offerings range from talks and workshops to more in-depth programs such as deep dives, experiences, and highly customized engagements that help you understand the types of technical debt, where they each come from, where they are lurking in your environment, how much they’re costing you, and the data required to make decisions you can stand behind with courage and conviction. From there, we will help you identify strategies to remove, manage, and prevent technical debt! We will help you reclaim ownership of your speed to value and foster a culture that crushes tech debt for good!
Exceptional Difference Solutions
Talks and Tools
Free talks on Technical Debt, such as From Burden to Benefit: Identifying and Managing Technical Debt,the free download Technical Debt Assessment, and the YouTube Video, The 5 Keys to Crushing Technical Debt and Reclaiming the Joy in Engineering, will help you gain an understanding of your technical debt landscape. Any of these talks can be brought to your organization and customized to your audience for a small fee. We also have the book, Lead With Speed, which was written by Exceptional Difference’s award-winning author, Alan Willett.
Experiences
Technical Debt Experience (TDE) is a transformational and immersive experience that leverages readings, dialogs, labs, and on-the-job application as it enables the cohort to learn and retain the information as they apply it to their organization. TDE covers all topics addressed in the workshops plus more! You will identify, manage, and reduce all aspects of technical debt while embracing the mindset and toolsets for success.
Workshops
Our series of workshops will help you better understand technical debt in your environment, what it is, how it got there, and how you can remove it to enable innovation and value creation.
Debt to Dollars: Maximizing the ROI on Technical Debt – calculate the cost of technical debt and ROI of removal
Debt Mapper: Navigating Technical Debt Landscapes –map technical debt
Debt Awareness: Building Early Warning Systems – identify early warning signals of technical debt
Feedback Forge: Learn, Measure, Grow! – measure your improvements and use metrics to drive further growth
Perfect Balance: Balancing Technical Debt and Feature Investment – optimally balance tech debt removal versus new value creation
Highly Customized Engagement
We can bring our experiences, like the Technical Debt Experience to your organization where experts from Exceptional Difference will work with you to examine the technical debt in your environment, calculate the cost of that debt and ROI of debt removal, and build out customized strategies for you to crush technical debt forever.
Exceptional Engineering Experience
An exclusive program that enables leaders and engineers to master the X-Factors of Commitment, Quality, Value, and Culture.
Quality Deep Dive
Gain a deep understanding of quality management for high-tech systems development and an action plan to successfully implement them for immediate impact.
Technical Debt Deep Dive
This is an immersive and highly collaborative workshop and training experience for elite engineers and team leaders looking to tame technical debt within their organization for good.