Managing Technical Debt: Reducing Friction in Software Development

Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Contents at a Glance
Contents
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
About the Contributors
Acronyms
SEI Figures for Managing Technical Debt
Part I: Exploring the Technical Debt Landscape
	Chapter 1: Friction in Software Development
		The Promise of Managing Technical Debt
		Technical Debt A-B-C
		Examples of Technical Debt
		Your Own Story About Technical Debt?
		Who Is This Book For?
		Principles of Technical Debt Management
		Navigating the Concepts of the Book
		What Can You Do Today?
		For Further Reading
	Chapter 2: What Is Technical Debt?
		Mapping the Territory
		The Technical Debt Landscape
		Technical Debt Items: Artifacts, Causes, and Consequences
		Principal and Interest
		Cost and Value
		Potential Debt versus Actual Debt
		The Technical Debt Timeline
		What Can You Do Today?
		For Further Reading
	Chapter 3: Moons of Saturn—The Crucial Role of Context
		“It Depends…”
		Three Case Studies: Moons of Saturn
		Technical Debt in Context
		What Can You Do Today?
		For Further Reading
Part II: Analyzing Technical Debt
	Chapter 4: Recognizing Technical Debt
		Where Does It Hurt?
		What Are the Visible Consequences of Technical Debt?
		Writing a Technical Debt Description
		Understanding the Business Context for Assessing Technical Debt
		Assessing Artifacts Across the Technical Debt Landscape
		What Can You Do Today?
		For Further Reading
	Chapter 5: Technical Debt and the Source Code
		Looking for the Magic Wand
		Understand Key Business Goals
		Identify Questions About the Source Code
		Define the Observable Measurement Criteria
		Select and Apply an Analysis Tool
		Document the Technical Debt Items
		Then Iterate
		What Happens Next?
		What Can You Do Today?
		For Further Reading
	Chapter 6: Technical Debt and Architecture
		Beyond the Code
		Ask the Designers
		Examine the Architecture
		Examine the Code to Get Insight into the Architecture
		The Case of Technical Debt in the Architecture of Phoebe
		What Can You Do Today?
		For Further Reading
	Chapter 7: Technical Debt and Production
		Beyond the Architecture, the Design, and the Code
		Build and Integration Debt
		Testing Debt
		Infrastructure Debt
		The Case of Technical Debt in the Production of Phoebe
		What Can You Do Today?
		For Further Reading
Part III: Deciding What Technical Debt to Fix
	Chapter 8: Costing the Technical Debt
		Shining an Economic Spotlight on Technical Debt
		Refine the Technical Debt Description
		Calculate the Cost of Remediation
		Calculate the Recurring Interest
		Compare Cost and Benefit
		Manage Technical Debt Items Collectively
		What Can You Do Today?
		For Further Reading
	Chapter 9: Servicing the Technical Debt
		Weighing the Costs and Benefits
		Paths for Servicing Technical Debt
		The Release Pipeline
		The Business Case for Technical Debt as an Investment
		What Can You Do Today?
		For Further Reading
Part IV: Managing Technical Debt Tactically and Strategically
	Chapter 10: What Causes Technical Debt?
		The Perplexing Art of Identifying What Causes Debt
		The Roots of Technical Debt
		What Causes Technical Debt?
		Causes Rooted in the Business
		Causes Arising from Change in Context
		Causes Associated with the Development Process
		Causes Arising from People and Team
		To Conclude
		What Can You Do Today?
		For Further Reading
	Chapter 11: Technical Debt Credit Check
		Identifying Causes: Technical Debt Credit Check
		Four Focus Areas for Understanding the State of a Project
		Diagnosing the Causes of Technical Debt in Phoebe
		Diagnosing the Causes of Technical Debt in Tethys
		What Can You Do Today?
		For Further Reading
	Chapter 12: Avoiding Unintentional Debt
		Software Engineering in a Nutshell
		Code Quality and Unintentional Technical Debt
		Architecture, Production, and Unintentional Technical Debt
		What Can You Do Today?
		For Further Reading
	Chapter 13: Living with Your Technical Debt
		Your Technical Debt Toolbox
		On the Three Moons of Saturn…
		Technical Debt and Software Development
		Finale
Glossary
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References
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