{"id":36710,"date":"2016-11-21T15:54:40","date_gmt":"2016-11-21T22:54:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/premier-developer\/?p=36710"},"modified":"2019-05-08T16:09:32","modified_gmt":"2019-05-08T23:09:32","slug":"technical-debt-a-change-in-perspective","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/premier-developer\/technical-debt-a-change-in-perspective\/","title":{"rendered":"Technical Debt: A change in perspective"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a recent post from his blog, Premier ADM <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/shawngaul\"><strong>Shawn Gaul<\/strong><\/a> puts a metaphorical spin on Technical Debt with Steve St. Jean and Marty Donovan.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"col-md-6 col-lg-4 alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/premier-developer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/05\/heart-symbol-computer-screen-emoji.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/premier-developer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/05\/heart-symbol-computer-screen-emoji.png\" alt=\"technical debt\" width=\"244\" height=\"227\" class=\"size-full wp-image-36711\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>This series demonstrates how a metaphor can be used to change the way you look at this problem and thereby help to understand ways to overcome it. With that change in perspective, we\u2019ll look at ways to tackle it and ensure your team continues to provide productive business value.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>We needed a way of looking at this debt in a different light. The metaphor at this point wasn\u2019t helping us anymore. In a lot of ways, it was painting a very scary image, one that was worse than reality. So I started to try and think of a different way of looking at the problem. A way that could explain the situation in a more productive way. One that gave us a means to not just prevent it but deal with it in more ways.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u2026<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>\u201cJeeze, it just keeps pilling up doesn\u2019t it.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>To which I naturally respond:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>\u201cTell me about it\u2026 \u201c<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>\u201cwait\u2026 \u201c<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>\u201cyou\u2019re talking about the snow!\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.wholelottagaul.com\/2016\/11\/16\/technical-debt-a-change-in-perspective\/\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: large\">Continue reading on Shawn\u2019s blog\u2026<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a recent post from his blog, Premier ADM Shawn Gaul puts a metaphorical spin on Technical Debt with Steve St. Jean and Marty Donovan. &nbsp; This series demonstrates how a metaphor can be used to change the way you look at this problem and thereby help to understand ways to overcome it. With that [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":582,"featured_media":37840,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36710","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-alm"],"acf":[],"blog_post_summary":"<p>In a recent post from his blog, Premier ADM Shawn Gaul puts a metaphorical spin on Technical Debt with Steve St. Jean and Marty Donovan. &nbsp; This series demonstrates how a metaphor can be used to change the way you look at this problem and thereby help to understand ways to overcome it. 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