Episode 34: Prioritizing IT & Product Investments—A Strategic Framework for Demand Management

In this episode of The Daily CTO, Doug Baden, Associate Partner & Interim CIO/CTO at AKF Partners, shares a practical framework for managing demand and prioritizing IT & product investments. Many companies struggle to balance new feature requests, technical debt, and strategic initiatives—Doug introduces quantifiable methods to assess business value, ensuring that engineering and product teams focus on the highest-impact work.

Resources Mentioned:

Weighted Shortest Job First (WSJF) prioritization framework
AKF Partners Blog: akfpartners.com/growth-blog

Other Links:

Connect with Doug Baden: www.linkedin.com/in/dabaden/
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