Ever struggled to explain why you need time to fix old code when 'it's working fine'? This talk shows you how to speak your boss's language about technical debt. You'll learn how to prove that bad code is actually slowing your team down, put real dollar amounts on the cost of not refactoring, and make a business case that gets executives nodding instead of eye-rolling. I'll share stories from teams who successfully convinced their companies to invest in code cleanup - including what worked, what didn't, and the spreadsheets that sealed the deal