Executive Positioning & Career Advancement2024-05-15
The R&D Ponzi Scheme: The $891,000 Lie on Your Engineering Dashboard
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Written by Richard Ewing
Founder & CEO at CareerWin AI LLC • Sourced from LinkedIn
1. Auditing Engineering Productivity
Engineering dashboards often present high sprint velocity while developer capacity is consumed by bug fixes and legacy debt. Demonstrating how you separate R&D capital efficiency from maintenance OpEx sets you apart in VP and CTO interviews.
🎯 CareerWin Takeaway & Application
Engineering managers should highlight their ability to track true R&D capital efficiency versus disguised maintenance work.