SPaMCAST 648 - Technical Debt, Code As A Liability, A Conversation With Alex Omeyer

Published: April 25, 2021, 9 p.m.

Alex Omeyer and I discussed defining, tracking, and measuring technical debt. Technical debt generates a liability that every organization must deal with. As Alex states, \u201ctech debt might not be the sexiest topic\u201d but if teams and organizations don\u2019t address their liabilities it will be difficult to deliver the value customers need and expect.\xa0 We also talk about the practicalities of pivoting life ambitions and entrepreneurship. Alex is the Co-founder and CEO of Stepsize.\xa0\xa0 Alex personally spends most of his time speaking to the best software development teams in the world about how they handle technical debt. Hit him up to talk tech debt. He loves to share what they taught him. Alex and his co-founders are building Stepsize\u2014a free tool for engineering teams to track and prioritize technical debt. Stepsize\u2019s mission is to make software development more accessible, efficient, and powerful.\xa0 Website: LinkedIn: Twitter @ The Software Process and Measurement Cast is a proud media sponsor of the Global Scrum Master Summit.\xa0 The First Global Scrum Master Summit Week of May 17th, 2021, Live and Recorded Organized by the Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast \xa0 The Software Process and Measurement Cast is a proud media sponsor of the DevOps Online Summit.\xa0 Last call!\xa0 The DevOps Online Summit is nearly here!\xa0 During the week of\xa0 April 26th \u2013 30th Tom Henricksen and crew will deliver the third summit. The goal is to bring together 5000 DevOps professionals.\xa0 Re-Read Saturday News\xa0 Chapter 11 in , by Ryan Ripley and Todd Miller, talks about the sprint backlog. The sprint backlog is the work teams do on a day-to-day basis.\xa0 If you have not bought your copy -- what are you waiting for? \xa0 This Week\u2019s Installment\xa0 Week 11: - \xa0 Previous Installments Week 1: - \xa0 Week 2: - \xa0 Week 3: - \xa0 Week 4: - \xa0 Week 5: - \xa0 Week 6: - \xa0 Week 7: -\xa0 \xa0 Week 8: - \xa0 Week 9:\xa0 - \xa0 Week 10: - \xa0 Next SPaMCAST In the next SPaMCAST, we talk to Tammy Gretz. Experimentation is a dirty word in many organizations. Tammy explains how she uses powerful experiments to change the behavior and culture of people and organizations.\xa0 Thanks to the for the great introduction!