Tools CIOs Can Use
Technical debt you can show the CFO
Engineering says the debt is slowing everything down, and finance asks for a number.
Track the signals that show debt growing, put a cost on it, and rank what to pay down first. The dashboard gives the trend; the calculators give the figure finance asks for.
Downloads
Files you keep and edit: PDF, Excel, Word or PowerPoint. Most show part of the file before you ask for it.
- Metrics spreadsheetTech-Debt Signals DashboardA spreadsheet that tracks technical debt per service with ten measured signals in place of 1-to-5 scores.
- ChecklistData-Migration Risk ChecklistA pre-go-live checklist for data migrations: data quality, field mapping, reconciliation, rollback and sign-off.
Online tools
Fill in the page and get the result on screen. No account needed.
- CalculatorTechnical Debt Impact CalculatorQuantify the annual cost of technical debt to justify modernization investments.
- Decision matrixTechnical Debt Prioritization ToolRank your technical debt items by business impact, effort, and risk in a quadrant view.
- ChecklistTechnical Debt Assessment ChecklistIdentify and prioritize technical debt across your technology portfolio.
Apps
Enter your situation and get the analysis back: a score, a draft or a plan. They run with a CIOPages account.
Part of the job Modernize the estate.
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- Governing the AI already in use
- Buying AI: vendors and models
- Buying technology without regret
- AI regulation and risk
- Architecture decisions that hold up
- Security platform evaluations
- Running IT like an investment portfolio
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- Incidents and resilience