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Technical Debt Management Checklist
Identification and Documentation
Conduct regular code reviews to identify technical debt
Document technical debt items in a centralized repository or backlog
Classify and prioritize technical debt based on impact and effort to fix
Prevention and Reduction Strategies
Adopt coding standards and best practices to prevent new debt
Incorporate refactoring into the development process
Allocate a fixed percentage of development time to address technical debt
Monitoring and Measurement
Implement code quality metrics and tools to track technical debt over time
Review and update technical debt documentation regularly to reflect changes
Set thresholds for acceptable levels of technical debt and monitor compliance
Communication and Culture
Ensure that all team members are aware of the importance of managing technical debt
Encourage open discussion about technical debt in team meetings
Include technical debt considerations in planning and decision-making processes
Planning and Prioritization
Integrate technical debt resolution into sprint planning and roadmaps
Prioritize technical debt items based on their cost-benefit analysis
Plan dedicated sprints or time slots for addressing high-priority technical debt
Execution and Resolution
Assign clear ownership for resolving each identified technical debt item
Implement automated tests to ensure fixes do not introduce new issues
Review and learn from technical debt resolution to prevent similar issues in the future
