Category: Technology Leadership

  • What’s All the Fuss About Tech Debt?

    What’s All the Fuss About Tech Debt?

    91% of global tech leaders identified tech debt as a ‘major concern’. So in this article, we take a deep dive into tech debt with contributions from five senior technology leaders across the CTO Academy community. They will provide their perspective on the problem and potential mitigation strategies towards the solution.

  • Managing Developers: Preventing Over-Reliance and Blackmailing

    Managing Developers: Preventing Over-Reliance and Blackmailing

    When a business becomes over-reliant on one or two key developers and they become aware of it. It leads to a form of ‘developer blackmail’ that makes managing developers extremely difficult.

  • IT Manager: Role, Responsibilities, Required Skills and Average Salary

    IT Manager: Role, Responsibilities, Required Skills and Average Salary

    An IT Manager (a.k.a Information Technology Manager) oversees and manages IT operations, systems and infrastructure. Additionally, they serve as a connection between technology strategies and the broader goals of the organisation. As such, they a) ensure the efficient, secure operation of IT resources and b) nurture the overarching objectives of the business. Common types of…

  • Tech Leadership, In So Many Words – #21 Knowledge

    Tech Leadership, In So Many Words – #21 Knowledge

    For the modern CTO, knowledge generally comes wrapped in three forms … Technical This is often about building a T-shaped skill set, with a general awareness of different technologies, alongside a deep understanding of at least one. This helps you to sharpen your BS antenna about what does and doesn’t “feel” right.  Domain An understanding…

  • The AI Debate – How Is It For You?

    The AI Debate – How Is It For You?

    No matter how hard you might try, you simply can’t avoid it; AI is everywhere and is here to stay. But what’s the view of today’s technology leaders about tomorrow’s reality?How will it impact their role as they face ever-increasing expectations around the how, where and when of implementing an AI strategy? Because it seems…

  • CTO KPIs with Templates and Tracking Procedures – Explained by a Seasoned Chief Technology Officer

    CTO KPIs with Templates and Tracking Procedures – Explained by a Seasoned Chief Technology Officer

    In this post, Jason Noble, Academy’s Chief Technology Officer, explains the design of highly relevant CTO KPIs and shows you how to a) track them and, more importantly, b) use them to improve performance. Now, the odds are that you’re either a CTO in a start-up or fast-growing company or soon to become one. That…

  • What is the optimum size for a tech team?

    What is the optimum size for a tech team?

    Price’s law (competence is linear, incompetence is exponential) pertains to the relationship between the literature on a subject and the number of authors in the subject area, stating that half of the publications come from the square root of all contributors. If 100 papers are written by 25 authors, five authors will have contributed 50…

  • Interim CTO: Responsibilities, Onboarding and Power Transfer Process

    Interim CTO: Responsibilities, Onboarding and Power Transfer Process

    An Interim CTO is a temporary executive responsible for overseeing and guiding the company’s technology strategy and operations during a transitional period. Companies hire interim CTOs on a short-term basis, either due to a sudden departure of the previous CTO, a planned leadership change or while searching for a full-time CTO. (Don’t mistake an Interim…

  • Practical Solutions to Common Challenges of a Remote CTO Position

    Practical Solutions to Common Challenges of a Remote CTO Position

    In this article, we are a) examining the most critical challenges of the Remote CTO role and, more importantly, b) providing practical solutions.

  • Tech Leadership in so Many Words…#18 Team

    Tech Leadership in so Many Words…#18 Team

    There’s a reason why the shelves of your local bookstore are heaving under the weight of so many management books. It’s because managing people is tough and would be a lot easier if it wasn’t for the people. But clearly it’s a prerequisite for anyone with leadership ambitions so the question is this: How to…

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