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 include comprehensive consulting and experiential learning, which includes talks, tools, workshops, and experiences. These offerings help you understand the types of technical debt and where they come from, where they are lurking in your environment, and how much they’re costing you. 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 Offerings
Talks and Tools
Talks on Technical Debt, such as From Burden to Benefit: Identifying and Managing Technical Debt, The 5 Keys to Crushing Technical Debt and Reclaiming the Joy in Engineering, and others 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. You can also check out Lead With Speed, a book written by Exceptional Difference’s award-winning author, Alan Willett, and you can download the free Technical Debt Assessment.
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.
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
Comprehensive Consulting
We have worked with thousands of engineers across the globe to crush technical debt for good. By working closely with your leaders and engineers, we understand what technical debt looks like in your environment, eliminate it, and help you tailor processes and instill the mindsets to prevent it from coming back.
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.