Technical and Nontechnical Prioritization Schema for Technical Debt: Voice of TD-Experienced Practitioners
Vladimir Mandić, Nebojša Taušan, Robert Ramač, Sávio Freire, Nicolli Rios, Boris Pérez, Camilo Castellanos, Darío Correal, Alexia Pacheco, Gustavo López, Clemente I. Izurieta, Davide Falessi, Carolyn Budinger Seaman, Rodrigo Oliveira Spinola · IEEE Software · 2021
Technical debt (TD) can be injected at any stage of software development, spreading across other phases and causing various problems. This article presents a model for conceptualizing TD causes, effects, payment practices, and reasons for payment avoidance, with a prioritization schema for technical and nontechnical roles.