Ali Law FBCS explores technical debt, its potential impact on digital transformation and why a thorough understanding of its implications are paramount to success. In a world where digital proliferates and has made a fundamental change in many areas of business and society, a great number of organisations are embracing the opportunities it offers to drive benefits for customers and citizens. This can range from improving internal efficiency and delivering new services or products to entering new markets. Embracing digital is a deep cultural journey involving the transformation of many aspects of an organisation. It impacts leadership, people, ways of working, tools and technology. One key element that must be embraced to achieve success is technical debt . Unless you are a startup, it is highly likely that you will have to face this — and of course, as a start up you will want to minimise its creation. Technical debt as a term has been around for many, many years. I first encountered it in a book by Jim Highsmith on Agile Project Management. It resonated with me and my experience, and still does today. What is Technical Debt? I’d imagine that many readers will have their own […]