Dear Pinteam,
Absolutly, applying an AOC with VS and managing the slow bleed off of airspeed to TOC is IMHO a decent technique a very acceptable way to manage your climb profile. Back in the day AOC was/is the primary instrument. We tend to get lost in push the button pull the button flying for dummies process now adaays.
This old adage that V/S is taboo in climb in nonsense. Sure do you have to manage your A/C, of course. Chasing a strict speed around the sky can at time be a unreasonable way to manage you A/C.
I say when, I say where, I say how much :ok