Hey folks, we're back after a short hiatus continuing where we left off, discussing an important Engineering Management tool to increase the health of a product engineering department's delivery pipeline. Listen in!
UC Irvine researchers found engineers switch tasks every 3 minutes, with 84% of interruptions being self-inflicted (checking email/messages). Each switch costs 23 minutes of focus time.
In our latest podcast episode, we explore a practical solution: the "Firefighter" role.
In this episode, we discuss the topic of technical dept. We start with the basic definition and then share techniques for measuring, arguing about, and addressing tech debt. A key concept is connecting the issues of technical dept to business goals, to show the concrete pain it causes to organizations. We also discuss prioritization tips and various good and bad examples we saw in our experience.