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Practical advice on managing technical debt, improving sprint accuracy, and building healthier engineering teams.
Most teams blame scope creep or poor estimation skills when sprints go off the rails. But our data from 500+ engineering teams reveals that invisible technical debt is the real velocity killer, silently consuming up to 45% of sprint capacity.
Read articleWe analyzed teams that allocate a fixed percentage of sprint capacity to debt reduction versus those that address debt ad-hoc. The results were staggering: teams with systematic allocation shipped features 2.4x faster over a 6-month period.
Read articleA deep dive into Michi's velocity prediction engine. Learn how we combine historical sprint data, debt accumulation patterns, and team composition to predict sprint outcomes with 95% accuracy.
Read articleJira and Linear are excellent project management tools, but they share a fundamental blind spot: neither treats technical debt as a first-class planning concern. Here's how to bridge that gap.
Read articleTransforming how your team thinks about technical debt starts with culture, not tools. Learn the frameworks, meeting rituals, and communication strategies that the most effective engineering orgs use.
Read articleShould you dedicate entire sprints to debt reduction, or continuously allocate a percentage of each sprint? We break down both approaches with real data from teams using Michi.
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