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Architecture and technical risk: what slows you down and what a buyer will find

Technical risk rarely announces itself. It shows up as a roadmap that keeps slipping, an incident nobody can explain quickly, or a due-diligence question that takes a week to answer.

Articles in this topic treat architecture and technical debt as things leaders can measure and decide about: what to pay down, what to accept, and what evidence a buyer or investor will expect to see.

  • How do we reduce technical debt without stopping delivery?
  • What will technical due diligence look at?
  • Which risks matter to an investor?

Articles about architecture & technical risk

Deep diveArchitecture & technical risk

How to reduce technical debt without stopping delivery

Technical debt is not a moral failing and it is never zero. The goal is to stop paying interest on the debt that slows the business down, while delivery continues. This deep dive sets out how to find that debt, price it and pay it down in a way leadership can support.

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