What you'll learn

Technical managers often watch critical work get deprioritized, not because their judgment is wrong, but because the case was made in technical terms leadership can't act on. In this course, Translating Technology to the Business, you'll gain the ability to represent your team's technical work in terms the business can act on. First, you'll explore how to convert technical states and tradeoffs into business value and risk calibrated to your audience. Next, you'll discover how to align your team's priorities to business strategy and make that alignment visible. Finally, you'll learn how to defend those priorities upward, including the case for invisible work. When you're finished with this course, you'll have the skills and knowledge of business translation and upward alignment needed to get the right technical work prioritized and finished.