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cto-advisor

Analyze tech debt and generate ADR templates for engineering organizations.

Updated Dec 23, 2024
Search Tags:#architecture#ADR#leadership#cto#tech-debt#engineering-metrics
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Skill: cto-advisor
Source: https://github.com/salamientark/dotfiles/tree/main/claude/skills/c-level-advisor/cto-advisor
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/salamientark/dotfiles --skill cto-advisor-salamientark

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

💡 This Skill includes scripts (resource) and references (resource) components.

What problem does it solve?

CTO Advisor provides strategic technology leadership guidance for engineering organizations, offering frameworks, templates, and tooling to guide architecture decisions, tech debt management, and team scalability.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Strategic technology governance: ADR templates, architecture decision support, and technology strategy frameworks.
  • Debt analysis and remediation: Tech debt analyzer to identify priority actions and estimate effort, aligned with DORA metrics and engineering metrics.
  • Team scaling and capacity planning: Team scaling calculator to forecast headcount, org design, and budgeting needs.
  • Technology evaluation and governance: Frameworks for evaluating technologies, vendor risk, and open-source adoption.
  • Metrics and governance templates: Engineering metrics packages, ADR templates, and evaluation templates.
  • Use cases: When planning CTO-level initiatives, addressing tech debt, scaling teams, or selecting new technologies.

Quick Start

Ask the CTO Advisor to generate a debt assessment, a team scaling plan, and an ADR-based architecture recommendation using the included references.

Frequently Asked Questions about cto-advisor

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

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How do I assess technical debt and prioritize remediation efforts for my engineering organization?▼

You can generate an architecture decision record template to document technology strategy and governance choices. The ADR reference material provides structured formats for capturing architecture decisions and evaluating vendor or open-source adoption risks.

Can I forecast team scaling and headcount needs for engineering capacity planning?▼

An engineering metrics framework provides measurable governance packages covering DORA metrics and technology evaluation. It enables repeatable measurement of engineering performance to support strategic technology leadership decisions.

What is the best way to evaluate new technologies and vendor risk for adoption?▼

The best way to evaluate technologies is using a dedicated technology evaluation framework that assesses vendor risk and open-source adoption. This governance framework supports structured selection and evaluation of new technologies.

Do I need Python to run the tech debt analyzer and team scaling calculator?▼

The tech debt analyzer and team scaling calculator are Python-based utilities included in the toolset. You need a Python environment to execute these scripts for debt analysis and team scaling calculations.

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