Tech Discard Log: Strategic Technology Deprioritization Documentation
Purpose & Rationale
This log serves three critical strategic functions:
- Prevents Repeated Evaluation: Documents why you consciously chose NOT to adopt a technology, preventing teams from re-investigating the same dead ends.
- Enables No-Regrets Communication: Provides clear, defensible talking points when customers, board members, or team members ask why you’re not using trendy technology X.
- Creates Strategic Memory: As teams change and markets evolve, this log preserves institutional knowledge about past technology decisions.
When to Use This Log:
- After scoring a technology below 20 on the Applied Tech Radar
- When declining a customer’s technology feature request
- After a pilot fails to meet success criteria
- When deliberately choosing to let competitors adopt first (fast follower strategy)
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