Tehnično delo je smiselno le, če napreduje poslovanje. Starejši TL mora zagotoviti, da se tehnična strategija neposredno ujema s cilji poslovanja, in biti sposoben to povezavo razložiti v obe smeri: zakaj se tehnična naložba izplača in kaj je tehnično potrebno za dosego poslovnega cilja.
Kako uskladiti
✓ UNDERSTAND the business — goals, constraints, what drives revenue/risk
✓ Map technical work to business OUTCOMES, not activity
✓ Frame investments in business terms — "this enables X" / "reduces risk of Y"
✓ Push back when a business ask is technically unsound — with alternatives
✓ Surface technical opportunities the business hasn't seen
✓ Speak the language of cost, time, risk, and growth
