Thanks for this great article. I think this gap isn't talked about enough - the juggling and ultra wide scope defines our profession, but I am not sure if it's sustainable.
I especially liked the diagram where you show the tool types in the market and the parts where we struggle. Alas I fear that such products won't be made as they "won't scale" (so no funding) as you really need to tailor them to the particular company environment (processes, risk appetite, etc.). Hope to be proven wrong.
You've hit the mark here on the human dimension of sustainability for us as practitioners. When tools don't integrate well or require extensive customization, they are creating technical debt and practitioner burnout by forcing individuals to become the human integration layer.
I am cautiously optimistic that we might see some movement here where vendors stand out with their "configuration over customization" approach or as we see practitioner buying power increasing (practitioners who refuse to adopt tools that don't fit their workflows are becoming a forcing function for better products, especially as teams realize that tool abandonment is more costly than initial vendor selection).
Thanks for this great article. I think this gap isn't talked about enough - the juggling and ultra wide scope defines our profession, but I am not sure if it's sustainable.
I especially liked the diagram where you show the tool types in the market and the parts where we struggle. Alas I fear that such products won't be made as they "won't scale" (so no funding) as you really need to tailor them to the particular company environment (processes, risk appetite, etc.). Hope to be proven wrong.
Miloslav, 100%.
You've hit the mark here on the human dimension of sustainability for us as practitioners. When tools don't integrate well or require extensive customization, they are creating technical debt and practitioner burnout by forcing individuals to become the human integration layer.
I am cautiously optimistic that we might see some movement here where vendors stand out with their "configuration over customization" approach or as we see practitioner buying power increasing (practitioners who refuse to adopt tools that don't fit their workflows are becoming a forcing function for better products, especially as teams realize that tool abandonment is more costly than initial vendor selection).