Organizational Debt Is Harder Than Technical Debt

Why unclear ownership and decision rights create a hidden liability that slows everything

Technical debt is visible.

It appears in code complexity, fragile systems, slow changes, rising defect rates. It can be measured. It can be tracked. It can be reduced with focused effort. It behaves like a liability.

Organizational debt is different.

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