Overview
What this challenge is about.
Run a static-analysis sweep (SonarQube + custom dependency scripts) and a 4-hour structured walkthrough with the acquired team's 3 senior engineers. Categorize debt into: code-quality, architecture, infrastructure, security, documentation, and team-knowledge. For each category, quantify using SQALE / SQALE-equivalent effort-to-fix in engineer-days, then convert to AUD using a defensible loaded engineer-day rate. Prioritize a top-30 backlog using a 2x2 (effort vs blast-radius). Author a 1-year remediation budget covering 3 scenarios (minimal, balanced, full). Build a 30-minute readout deck for the CTO with the integrate-vs-rewrite trade-off framed honestly. Deliver assessment, top-30 backlog, budget, and readout.
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.
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
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Where this fits in your program.
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