Balancing Technical Debt and Innovation – How to Modernize While Maintaining Stability - My Thoughts 💬

As an IT leader, one of the most critical challenges that I constantly face is striking the right balance between addressing technical debt and fostering innovation within the department. While innovation drives competitiveness and business growth, unresolved technical debt can cripple scalability, security, and efficiency. Understanding how to manage this balance strategically is a prime focus for me to ensure the departmental growth. 

OKRs, KPIs, and KRAs - Don't get confused

Trust me, I used to get confused around these terms. We are doing the essence of these in our daily lives in one way or another. 

Insights from Accelerate: The Science of Lean Software and DevOps

Accelerate: The Science of Lean Software and DevOps by Nicole Forsgren, Jez Humble, and Gene Kim is a game-changing book according to me. The authors identify key practices that help organizations achieve high performance in software development and delivery. Something we don't have to re-invent but rather adopt. I can say several factors are already in full fledge in my organization which I am proud about. 

Below I am sharing some of the top insights from the book:

The Art of the Deal - Learning Reference

Top insights that I gained from the book for future reference. 

BTW, loved this book. My preference is chapter-wise summary as given below:

Building Scalable Systems - Handling Hyper-Growth

Hyper-growth is one of the most exhilarating phases for any business, marked by rapid expansion, new opportunities, and an undeniable sense of momentum. Yet, alongside this excitement lies a unique set of challenges.

I’ve seen businesses stumble not because of a lack of ambition or potential but due to difficulties in planning effectively for future needs. Is this because long-term planning is inherently complicated? Absolutely not.