Leadership
The Engineering Leader's Guide to Technical Debt Triage.
A structured process for evaluating, prioritizing, and communicating debt paydown to stakeholders.
Manthan PatelJuly 14, 2024
Technical debt is not inherently bad. Taken consciously with a clear repayment plan, it is leverage. The problem is debt taken unconsciously, without a plan.
“You can't manage what you haven't named. Name the debt first.”
Present debt to business stakeholders as risk exposure, not as engineering housekeeping. Translate complexity into delivery probability and incident likelihood.
Written byManthan Patel
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