Making the Case for Refactoring to Non-Technical Managers

As a developer, I constantly tried to convince my managers to let me refactor our code. I usually failed.

It was only when I was promoted to project manager that I began to think about why there's so much managerial resistance to refactoring.

This presentation will examine why managers push back against code refactoring and how we can help them to understand the value of this vital development process.