E.g.
You spend a week optimizing the database. How much is that worth? Does it allow the front end designers to abuse the db more to push more in features?
It's clear that without you the features couldn't be written, because the frontend folk haven't understood query optimization to save their lives. Meanwhile the sales team skipped the infrastructure planning meeting to go on their golf outing.
But sales have direct dollar amounts. It's easy to quantify. That money wouldn't exist without the sales person. On the other hand, those features wouldn't exist without your backend knowledge.
E.g. You spend a week optimizing the database. How much is that worth? Does it allow the front end designers to abuse the db more to push more in features?
It's clear that without you the features couldn't be written, because the frontend folk haven't understood query optimization to save their lives. Meanwhile the sales team skipped the infrastructure planning meeting to go on their golf outing.
But sales have direct dollar amounts. It's easy to quantify. That money wouldn't exist without the sales person. On the other hand, those features wouldn't exist without your backend knowledge.