Cutting technical debt with replatforming (podcast)

19 Aug 2024
When organizations replatform from one content management system to another, unchecked technical debt can weigh down the new system. In contrast, strategic replatforming can be a tool for reducing technical debt. In episode 172 of The Content Strategy Experts podcast, Sarah O’Keefe and Bill Swallow share how to set your replatforming project up for success. Here’s the real question I think you have to ask before replatforming—is the platform actually the problem? Is it legitimately broken? As Bill said, has it evolved away from the business requirements to a point where it no longer meet your needs? Or there are some other questions to ask, such as, what are your processes around that platform? Do you have weird, annoying, and inefficient processes? — Sarah O’Keefe Related links: The true cost of quick fixes (podcast, part 1), where Gretyl Kinsey discusses, “spaghetti reuse” Technical debt in content operations Renovation revelations: Managing technical debt (podcast) Replatforming an early DITA implementation (case study) LinkedIn: Sarah O’Keefe Bill Swallow Transcript: Sarah O’Keefe: Welcome to the Content Strategy Experts Podcast brought to you by Scriptorium. Since 1997, Scriptorium has helped companies manage, structure, organize, and distribute content in an efficient way.