Category: Digital Strategy

Your Digital Backlog Isn’t a To-do List. It’s a Growth Constraint

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Ask any marketing leader, “What’s sitting in the digital backlog?” The answer is rarely, “Nice-to-have”.

It could be a quote form that loses customers, a CRM integration the sales team has waited months for, or a customer journey everyone agrees needs fixing. These projects are on the list because they matter, but they just kept losing the weekly fight for time.

Why One More Hire Won’t Fix Your Digital Team

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If your team’s backlog keeps growing no matter how well you prioritize it, the real constraint usually isn’t your task list, it’s delivery capacity. The next question most leaders ask is whether that means it’s time to hire.

A familiar scenario plays out when an important digital initiative stalls: someone suggests opening a new job requisition.