--- title: How to Optimize Your Tech Stack description: Adoption Curve Episode 17 with Yasmin Gutierrez shows how L&D teams can audit their tech stack, improve adoption, partner with vendors, and launch change. image: https://learning.iorad.com/hubfs/Adoption%20Curve/Episode%20KV/AC_Yasmin_Gutierrez_iorad_web.webp --- [![iorad](https://learning.iorad.com/hubfs/Iored%20Theme%202021/Images/iorad%20logo%20DONT%20DELETE.png)](https://www.iorad.com/) - Product #### Individual [Tutorial Privacy Control who views your tutorials](https://www.iorad.com/pricing/feature/tutorial-privacy) [Mask Data Control who views your tutorials](https://www.iorad.com/pricing/feature/mask-data) [Basic Audio Text-to-speech & custom voiceovers](https://www.iorad.com/pricing/feature/basic-audio) #### Team [Branding Add custom branding](https://www.iorad.com/pricing/feature/custom-branding) [Premium Audio Neural voiceovers and CC](https://www.iorad.com/pricing/feature/premium-audio) [Collaboration Co-edit and publish tutorials](https://www.iorad.com/pricing/feature/team-collab) [Analytics See tutorial performance](https://www.iorad.com/pricing/feature/analytics) #### Enterprise [Translations Automatic language translation](https://www.iorad.com/pricing/feature/translations) [Team Accounts Allocate separate accounts](https://www.iorad.com/pricing/feature/team-collab) [Encrypt & Anti-Track Strict compliance & additional data protection](https://www.iorad.com/pricing/feature/encrypt-and-anti-track) [All plans & Features →](https://www.iorad.com/features) - Resources #### Support [Help Center](https://www.iorad.com/resources/help-center) [Learning Hub](https://learning.iorad.com) [Schedule Demo](https://www.iorad.com/demo) #### Customers [Testimonials](https://www.iorad.com/testimonials) [Case Studies](https://learning.iorad.com/customer-stories?_ga=2.48225895.1718347252.1788801042-1263284910.1780521832) #### Marketplace [Partnerships](https://www.iorad.com/partner-programs) [Integrations](https://www.iorad.com/connectIntegrations) [Services](https://www.iorad.com/services) #### Company [Privacy Policy](https://www.iorad.com/privacypolicy) [About Us](https://www.iorad.com/meet-the-team) - Use Cases [EDU](https://www.iorad.com/use-cases/education) [Customer Training](https://www.iorad.com/use-cases/customer-training) [Sales Enablement](https://www.iorad.com/use-cases/sales-enablement) [Learning & Development](https://www.iorad.com/use-cases/learning-and-development) [HR](https://www.iorad.com/use-cases/human-resources) [Product Management](https://www.iorad.com/use-cases/product-management) [I.T.](https://www.iorad.com/use-cases/information-technology) [Operations](https://www.iorad.com/use-cases/operations) [All Use Cases →](https://www.iorad.com/use-cases) - [Pricing](https://www.iorad.com/pricing) [Try it Free](https://www.iorad.com/signup) [Sign In](https://www.iorad.com/login) The Adoption Curve # Optimize your tech stack In this episode, we breakdown how to quickly assess, adapt, and optimize your learner tech stack from day one.  [Read](https://learning.iorad.com/the-adoption-curve/how-to-optimize-your-tech-stack#read) [Watch](https://learning.iorad.com/the-adoption-curve/how-to-optimize-your-tech-stack#watch) [Listen](https://learning.iorad.com/the-adoption-curve/how-to-optimize-your-tech-stack#listen) ![yasmin\_jpg](https://learning.iorad.com/hubfs/Adoption%20Curve/Headshots/yasmin_jpg.webp) Featuring ## Yasmin Gutierrez Director of Culture & Capability @Phillips66 [Learning Hub](https://learning.iorad.com/) → [Adoption Curve](https://learning.iorad.com/the-adoption-curve) → Optimize your tech stack ## What you'll learn - Treat vendors right : It's not just a relationship, it's a data goldmine. - Diagnose first : Figure out the adoption problems before you prescribe more training. - Launch Right: Speed is less important. Take the time to make sure you launch right. ## Meet our guest With 16+ years of experience across instructional design, LMS administration, and learning tech implementation, Yasmin’s approach blends operational rigor with empathetic leadership. Her insights are especially timely as L&D teams grapple with tool overload, shifting priorities, and the pressure to prove value. ![yasmin\_jpg](https://learning.iorad.com/hubfs/Adoption%20Curve/Headshots/yasmin_jpg.webp) Featuring ### Yasmin Gutierrez Director of Culture & Capability @Phillips66 [Connect](https://www.linkedin.com/in/yasmingutierrez/) ## Tech Doesn't Fail. Adoption Does. Background context: When Yasmin Gutierrez stepped into her new leadership role at Chipotle, she found herself owning a half-implemented tech stack. Licenses were paid for, but usage was low. Teams were burnt out. And in-flight projects had no clear owner. Rather than bulldoze ahead, she hit pause. This is the story of how Yasmin rebooted adoption—not by buying more tools, but by rethinking how existing ones were being used, measured, and supported. Don't blame the tool—audit the experience Yasmin’s first move was a tech stack audit—not for overlap or pricing, but purpose. She assessed each product’s intent, adoption metrics, and audience fit. Partnering directly with vendors, she surfaced login data, usage frequency, and workflow gaps. Often, the problem wasn’t the platform—it was a broken onboarding or unclear use case. 🎤 *“Are these tools complementing each other or competing with each other?” - Yasmin Gutierrez* ![tools](https://learning.iorad.com/hubfs/tools.png) Adopt through empathy, not urgency Under pressure to deliver results fast, many leaders say yes to aggressive timelines. Yasmin took the opposite approach. When a pilot timeline proved unrealistic, she made the hard call to delay. The result? A better scoped implementation, reduced team burnout, and ultimately stronger adoption.  *🎤  “It’s not about doing it perfectly. It’s about doing it right. Sometimes that means saying no.” - Yasmin Gutierrez* ![we](https://learning.iorad.com/hubfs/we.png) Use your vendor as a strategic partner ## Too often, L&D teams treat vendors as vendors. Yasmin treats them as force multipliers. ## From benchmarking usage data to redesigning workflows, she encourages L&D leaders to tap vendors for implementation guidance, not just troubleshooting. *🎤*  “*Ask them to challenge your assumptions. They bring best practices we might not have seen.”— Yasmin Gutierrez* ![handshake](https://learning.iorad.com/hubfs/handshake.png) ## Downloadable Resources Workbook ### Your Technology Implementation Canvas Successfully launch technology solutions with a simple structure for planning and execution. 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