About this episode

Mark Headd discusses modernization practices for legacy technology systems and the use of AI in developing specifications.

We're joined by Mark Headd author The SpecOps Method: A New Approach to Modernizing Legacy Technology Systems . We talk about good modernization practices like the strangler fig pattern as well as ways teams can use artificial intelligence to develop specifications that can be understood and validated across both technical and programmatic teams. Music Credit: Tumbleweeds by Monkey Warhol

People in this episode

Host: Ryan Koch

Guest: Mark Headd

Topics covered

• modernization practices
• legacy technology systems
• artificial intelligence
• specifications development
• strangler fig pattern

Keywords

• modernization
• legacy systems
• artificial intelligence
• specifications
• strangler fig pattern

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Civic Tech Chat, Monkey Warhol

Books & works: The SpecOps Method

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