Observations on Consequences of Short-term Thinking in Technology Organizations

Issue no. 006 - Why do we continue to force engineering teams to make short-term bets when often long-term goals are more strategically important and better?

TL;DR

Short-term wins are always preferred over long-term because they are certain and make money now.

Many internal and external factors contribute to this short-term thinking.

Opportunity cost such as technical debt is always acceptable for short-term wins.

Long-term plans require massive investment, patience, and commitment which many organizations and…