Build Your Own Tech Radar, Capture Your Org's Tech Posture
summary
Organization builds a visual Tech Radar by following five concrete steps: collect, choose, write, publish, repeat. Collect uses team lists, sticky notes or a collaborative spreadsheet; choose runs timeboxed discussions with team reps and voting; write requires one-paragraph rationales; publish uses the ThoughtWorks “build your own radar” repo and internal promotion. Rings are adopt/trial/assess/hold (optionally retired). Expect ~6–7 participants, ~6 meetings of 1.5–2 hours and ~3 days setup; cadence recommended every three months.
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chapters (10)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:06What is a tech radar
- 5:21Why your org needs one
- 12:08Practical steps overview
- 12:28Step 1: Collect technologies
- 20:46Step 2: Choose blips
- 40:44Step 3: Write descriptions
- 43:15Step 4: Publish and promote
- 46:57Step 5: Repeat and maintain
- 50:08Bonus: Personal tech radar
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