David Croley, Agile Player-Coach, presented Tech Debt - Understanding its Sources and Impacts Through a Game at the Keep Austin Agile conference.
Definition of Technical Debt:
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A useful metaphor similar to financial debt
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"Interest" is incurred in the form of costlier development effort
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Can be paid down through refactoring the implementation
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Unlike monetary debt, it is difficult to quantify
Impact of Tech Debt
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Long delivery times
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Poor customer responsiveness
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Mounting defects
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Frustrated and poor performing teams
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Late deliveries
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Rising development costs
Understanding its Sources and Impacts through a Game includes:
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Demonstrate how unresolved Technical Debt impacts a development team's efficiency,
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Learn sources
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Realize possible solutions
Click here to see the slide deck.
Click here to download the game.
For more information about the Tech Debt game
