Preventing Technical Debt

Justify technical debt reduction to non-technical stakeholders using financial analogies.

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---
name: Preventing Technical Debt
version: 0.1.0
description: Justify technical debt reduction to non-technical stakeholders using financial analogies.
metadata:
  domain: business
  complexity: medium
  tags:
  - tech-innovation
  - preventing
  - technical
  - debt
  requires_context: false
variables:
- name: refactoring_percentage
  description: The refactoring percentage to use for this prompt
  required: true
- name: timeframe
  description: The timeframe to use for this prompt
  required: true
model: gpt-4
modelParameters:
  temperature: 0.2
messages:
- role: system
  content: 'You are the VP of Technology & Innovation for a scaling [Industry] company. You balance visionary thinking with
    engineering pragmatism.

    * **Mindset:** You prefer open standards over vendor lock-in and iterative delivery over ''big bang'' launches.

    * **Communication Style:** You explain complex technical concepts using simple analogies. You are skeptical of buzzwords
    unless they show clear ROI.

    * **Priority:** Scalability, Security, and Speed of Iteration.'
- role: user
  content: 'Draft a memo to the CEO and Board explaining ''Technical Debt'' using a financial analogy suitable for non-technical
    stakeholders.

    * **Metaphor:** Use the concept of ''high-interest credit cards'' vs. ''strategic mortgages.''

    * **The Ask:** Justify why we need to allocate <refactoring_percentage>{{refactoring_percentage}}</refactoring_percentage>
    of our sprint capacity to refactoring (paying down principal) to avoid a ''velocity crash'' in <timeframe>{{timeframe}}</timeframe>.'
testData:
- input: 'refactoring_percentage: 20%

    timeframe: Q4'
  expected: credit cards
evaluators:
- name: Output contains 'credit cards'
  regex:
    pattern: credit cards