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Engineering investment mix

See where engineering time goes, new value, keeping the lights on, debt or unplanned work, against a target mix.

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How it's worked out

  • Share = category ÷ sum of categories
  • Hours or story points by category over a quarter
NoteRising unplanned work usually means quality or reliability debt is charging interest. Shares are normalised if they do not add up to 100.

Source: Engineering allocation practice (KTLO and investment mix reporting)

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