Context
- Business outcomes and non-negotiable constraints
- Current-state capability and technical debt
- External dependencies and regulatory obligations
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Technical Strategy
Translate business outcomes into a sequenced technical direction with explicit constraints, measures and investment choices.
Senior-level decision supportOutcome-led leadership
Strategic choices
- Target capabilities and deliberate exclusions
- Build, buy, reuse and retire decisions
- Platform standards and architectural guardrails
Measures
- Outcome metrics rather than activity counts
- Risk reduction and reliability indicators
- Adoption, cost and delivery-flow measures
Leadership evidence
Produce a concise, reviewed artefact for Terraform Academy: the decision required, accountable owner, measurable outcome, key risks and next checkpoint.