--- title: All Projects Are Business Projects | daily.dev description: Engineers often frame work as 'technical projects' vs 'business projects', but this distinction is harmful. Every technical task — refactoring, updating... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/all-projects-are-business-projects-zpmyihe3t twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: All Projects Are Business Projects | daily.dev og:description: Engineers often frame work as 'technical projects' vs 'business projects', but this distinction is harmful. Every technical task — refactoring, updating... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/all-projects-are-business-projects-zpmyihe3t og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/ZpmyIhe3T.png og:image:alt: All Projects Are Business Projects og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # All Projects Are Business Projects **[Marc G Gauthier](https://daily.dev/sources/marcgg)** · 12 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Engineers often frame work as 'technical projects' vs 'business projects', but this distinction is harmful. Every technical task — refactoring, updating dependencies, adding tests, improving performance — has a direct business impact that engineers should learn to articulate. The post argues that technical work should be included as an inherent part of feature delivery rather than treated as a separate negotiable category. Engineers need to develop business sense, communicate the value of technical work clearly to non-technical stakeholders, and push back professionally when asked to skip necessary steps. Building this trust between engineering and the rest of the organization leads to better software and more sustainable careers. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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