The Hidden Interest Rate on Your Technology Decisions

The Hidden Interest Rate on Your Technology Decisions

Abstract:
Compound interest doesn’t just apply to finance:

Compound interest governs how technology organizations evolve. Small decisions, repeated over time, determine whether your systems become easier to change or increasingly resistant to it.

Paige Watson will reframe technical debt as a business risk with exponential impact, showing how it affects

• time-to-market,
• cost of change, and
• organizational agility.

Leaders will leave with a clearer understanding of how to recognize and manage this force before it constrains growth.

Our Speaker:

Paige Watson is a Sr. Technical Coach and speaker who helps organizations build and sustain high-performing technology teams. Through Software as Craft, he explores how everyday engineering decisions compound over time, shaping long-term business outcomes. Drawing on practices like Test-Driven Development and Collaborative Programming, Paige focuses on increasing system value while avoiding the hidden costs that slow growth.