The Audit Interview Protocol
The Audit Interview Protocol is a leadership method for uncovering hidden technical debt by interviewing frontline engineers directly.
Velocity metrics often lie, masking the R&D Ponzi Scheme. The Audit Interview Protocol bypasses middle management dashboards, allowing technical executives to discover the ground truth of architectural friction and compounding technical debt directly from the engineers doing the work.
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The Audit Interview Protocol
The Audit Interview Protocol is a leadership method for uncovering hidden technical debt by interviewing frontline engineers directly.
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Q:What is the Audit Interview Protocol?
A structured way for technical executives to interview developers to find the real problems slowing them down.
Canonical Specification Origin
A structured leadership mechanism for diagnosing systemic technical insolvency by conducting deep-dive, non-punitive technical audits with frontline engineers to uncover the hidden architecture decay that velocity metrics obscure.
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| Evidence Item | Publisher | Evidence Type | Strength | Role | Action |
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| The Audit Interview Protocol | CIO.com | Framework | ★★★★★ | Origin | Inspect ↗ |
Recommended Citation
Ewing, R. (2026). "The Audit Interview Protocol." Richard Ewing Research Canon. Available at: https://www.richardewing.io/concepts/audit-interview
@article{ewing_audit_interview,
author = {Ewing, Richard},
title = {The Audit Interview Protocol},
journal = {Richard Ewing Research Canon},
year = {2026},
url = {https://www.richardewing.io/concepts/audit-interview}
}