Techradar as an evolution tool

While a tech radar might seem like a tool primarily for a manager or, at best, an architect, but in our practice, it has proven to be extremely useful for other team members, starting from junior analysts.

One key use of a tech radar is during interviews when a candidate asks, ‘What’s your tech stack?’ You can either list something like ‘Back-end in Java, use Airflow as ETL, PostgreSQL for storage, ClickHouse in some places, and considering Greenplum,’ or you can simply show the tech radar. In terms of speed and clarity, there’s no comparison.

On one hand, analysts rarely choose the tech stack. On the other hand, there are cases where they might influence it. If there’s a need to move some technology from assess to trial or even to adopt, a visual representation of technologies can help in finding the right solution.

The importance of quickly assessing the potential of enhancements to a component and having up-to-date knowledge on available technologies is is difficult to overestimate.