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5 Recommendations to Help Your Organization Manage Technical Debt
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This SEI Blog post summarizes recommendations arising from an SEI study that apply to the Department of Defense and other development organizations seeking to analyze, manage, and reduce technical debt.
• By Ipek Ozkaya, Brigid O'Hearn
In Technical Debt
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10 Years of Research in Technical Debt and an Agenda for the Future
This post reviews the evolution of the field of technical debt and identifies open research questions that will drive future developments.
• By Robert Nord, Ipek Ozkaya
In Technical Debt
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Data-Driven Management of Technical Debt
Learn about the SEI's work on technical debt analysis techniques and practices to help software engineers manage its impact on projects in this SEI Blog post.
• By Ipek Ozkaya, Robert Nord
In Technical Debt
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Managing the Consequences of Technical Debt: 5 Stories from the Field
If you participate in the development of software, the chances are good that you have experienced the consequences of technical debt....
• By Ipek Ozkaya, Robert Nord
In Technical Debt
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The Future of Managing Technical Debt
This SEI Blog post discusses managing technical debt in software engineering and explores new approaches and tools for effective management.
• By Robert Nord
In Technical Debt
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Early Software Vulnerability Detection with Technical Debt
Does technical debt also correlate with an increase in security vulnerabilities? To answer this question this blog post describes research we conducted that tested the relationship between software vulnerabilities and …
• By Robert Nord, Edward J. Schwartz
In Technical Debt
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Got Technical Debt? Track Technical Debt to Improve Your Development Practices
. In this blog post, we describe our classification method and some implications of tracking debt for both practice and research.
• By Stephany Bellomo
In Technical Debt
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A Case Study in Locating the Architectural Roots of Technical Debt
This SEI Blog post presents a case study on locating architectural roots of technical debt, providing insights on managing and mitigating its impact.
• By Rick Kazman
In Technical Debt
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A Field Study of Technical Debt
This SEI Blog post discusses a field study on technical debt and the development of a technical debt timeline.
• By Neil Ernst
In Technical Debt
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Strategic Management of Architectural Technical Debt
This blog posting summarizes a presentation made during the forum by Ipek Ozkaya, who discussed the use of agile architecture practices to manage strategic, intentional technical debt.
• By Douglas Schmidt (Vanderbilt University)
In Technical Debt
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