Overview
What this challenge is about.
Technical-Debt Quantification for an Acquired SaaS. Advanced challenge in analysis. Analyzing real datasets and building models that drive decisions, earn a ...
The Brief
What you'll do, and what you'll demonstrate.
Quantify the technical debt of an acquired SaaS in AUD and produce a fundable 1-year remediation roadmap with integrate-vs-rewrite framing.
This is not a data exercise. It is the work an analyst does when stakeholders need answers from messy data. That distinction matters to every hiring manager who has seen candidates describe statistical methods and none who have extracted insight from messy, real-world data.
When you finish, you will have something most graduates do not: a real-world deliverable, verified by Ewance, that you can show to a hiring manager and say "I did this. Here is the proof."
Earning criteria — what you'll demonstrate
- Quantify technical debt in engineer-days using SQALE-style estimation
- Categorize debt across code, architecture, infra, security, docs, and knowledge
- Frame integrate-vs-rewrite honestly with cost + risk trade-offs
- Build a fundable remediation roadmap with multiple scenarios
Program Fit
Where this fits in your program.
Sharpens the same skills your degree expects you to demonstrate.
Software Evolution and Maintenance
Master · Software Engineering
Strong alignment
This challenge maps to Software Evolution and Maintenance at the Master level. It sharpens the same practical skills your coursework expects — but in a real industry context with actual constraints and deliverables.
Skills
Skills you'll demonstrate.
Each one shows up on your verified credential.
- Technical Debt
Apply technical debt to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
- Code Analysis
Apply code analysis to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
- Estimation
Apply estimation to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
- Stakeholder Communication
Apply stakeholder communication to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
- Process Design
Apply process design to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
- Risk Management
Identify, assess, and mitigate risks across business operations and projects.
Careers
Career paths this challenge builds toward
Completing this challenge demonstrates skills that transfer directly to these roles: