Management of Technical Debt

Dive into technical debt: detect, categorize, and mitigate its impact on software quality. Learn management strategies to enhance time-to-market and customer satisfaction, with practical techniques for backlog classification.

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In this session, you will learn

  • 1

    To set clear definitions of technical debt.

  • 2

    To understand the benefits and downsides of technical debt.

  • 3

    To understand how you can create transparency in your software development process.

About the session

Use technical debt to improve your time-to-market
Technical debt is the term used to describe the trade-offs between speed and quality that software developers make when delivering software under time or resource constraints. Technical debt can be intentional or unintentional, positively or negatively impacting the software’s performance, maintainability, and evolution. The session is based on theory and real-life examples:

Four categories
We will cover what each category of technical debt means, how to detect them, and how to reduce them.

Business value
We will explore how technical debt can improve your time to market, customer satisfaction, innovation, risks, costs, and balance.

Control
We will discuss establishing a comprehensive technical debt management process, including tools and techniques to monitor, prioritize, and pay off your technical debt.

Backlog colors
The instructor will demonstrate and explain how to use a color-coded system to classify your backlog items to plan your sprints and releases more effectively and transparently.

Who is this session designed for?
IT professionals working with, e.g., architecture, software development, and IT management.

Training format: Inspirational Session
Short and engaging sessions designed to introduce new approaches and spark creativity.

Session details

Format

Inspirational Session

Location

Online/on-site

Language

Danish/English

Attendees

No limit

Duration

1 hour
Meet your instructor

Emil Holmegaard
Management Consultant

Emil has a Ph.D. in Software Engineering and over 10 years of experience in software development, architecture, and governance of IT projects. He is a software quality and architecture specialist, who can perform in-depth source code analysis based on the ISO25010/ISO5055 standards. Emil helps organizations understand and improve their technical implementations by assessing their architecture, scalability, and quality risks. He is proficient in both cutting-edge and legacy technologies and can communicate effectively with all stakeholders in a digital organization.

Emil's LinkedIn
Interested in learning more?

Jakob Lindstrøm
Head of 7N Academy

Phone: +45 3114 1457
Email: jali@7n.com 

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