What a technical strategy is
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define a technical strategy and tell it apart from goals and roadmaps.
Planned topics
- A strategy has three parts: a diagnosis of the situation, guiding policies that choose an approach, and coherent actions that carry it out.
- It says what we will not do; a strategy without trade-offs is a wish list.
- A roadmap lists work; a strategy explains why that work and in what order.
- It is written to guide many teams making their own decisions.
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Demonstration
a one-page skeleton: diagnosis (what is hard and why), guiding policies (three to five rules), actions (owned, dated), measures, and review date.
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What are the three parts of a strategy?
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Diagnosis, guiding policies, and coherent actions.
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