Chief Technology Officer (CTO) & Chief Information Officer (CIO):

Failure to align technology strategy with business goals. Inability to adapt to rapid technological changes or market demands. Poor leadership and mismanagement leading to significant project failures or financial losses.

Vice President of Engineering / Technology, Director of Engineering / Technology:

Ineffective leadership resulting in consistently poor team performance or product failures. Failure to manage budgets and resources effectively. Lack of innovation or inability to keep pace with industry advancements.

Director of IT Operations, Head of IT:

System downtimes and failures not promptly addressed. Inability to effectively manage and secure IT infrastructure. Poor vendor management leading to operational inefficiencies.

Director of Product Development, Head of Architecture:

Products or strategies that repeatedly fail to meet market needs or company goals. Failure to innovate or drive necessary technological change.

Director of Cybersecurity, Security Architect:

Inability to protect the company from significant cybersecurity incidents. Failure in compliance, leading to legal or regulatory issues.

IT Infrastructure Manager, Senior Systems Engineer, Senior Network Architect:

Consistent failures in maintaining system/network reliability and performance. Poor crisis management during critical system outages.

Senior Data Scientist, Data Architect:

Regular inaccuracies in data analysis leading to misinformed business decisions. Failure to maintain data integrity and compliance with data governance.

Senior Developer / Software Architect, Solutions Architect, Cloud Architect, Systems Architect:

Regularly producing ineffective or flawed designs leading to project failures. Inability to adapt to new technologies or methodologies relevant to their field.

DevOps Manager, Application Development Manager, Software Development Team Lead:

Consistent delays or failures in project delivery. Poor team management leading to low morale and high turnover.

Agile Coach, Scrum Master, Business Owner (Scaled Agile Framework):

Inability to effectively implement and maintain Agile methodologies. Poor stakeholder management leading to misaligned business goals.

Project Managers (IT Project Manager, Release Train Engineer):

Consistent failure in delivering projects on time, within budget, and scope. Poor communication leading to stakeholder dissatisfaction.

Senior Lead Developer / Technical Lead, Lead Software Engineer, Backend/Frontend Developer, Cloud-Native Developer:

Consistent underperformance in development tasks. Failure to adapt to team or project needs.

Quality Assurance Manager, Systems Analyst, Business Analyst:

Regular errors or oversights leading to product issues or project failures. Inability to accurately analyze and communicate requirements or findings.

Technical Support Manager, Senior Database Administrator:

Consistent failure in ensuring customer satisfaction or database integrity. Inability to manage team effectively or ensure operational efficiency.

Mid-Level Developer, Junior Developer / Associate Developer:

Persistent inability to meet job requirements or improve skills. Repeated mistakes or lack of initiative in learning and adapting.