Panel Discussion
Time/Date
3:15pm-4:30pm on Monday, 4/22/2024
Location
Embassy
Facilitator
Steve Gomori, RTI International
Technical debt includes any aspect of a project that slows down productivity over time. It can include requirements gathering, systems design, quality control, and coding. The nature of technical debt is increased costs – it's responsible for inefficiencies caused by postponed feature additions, delayed decision making, or business decisions that create barriers to completing or effectively maintaining applications over time. Technical debt is not a bad thing, it drives schedules and allows time for refactoring and enhancing features, but it needs to be managed strategically and used as a tool for developing quality software.
In this panel, we will define technical debt and illustrate project scenarios and actions that contribute to technical debt. We'll present effective ways to monitor, manage, and reduce debt so teams and organizations can more effectively develop solutions on time and within budget in the long term.
Panelists- Chris Griggs, RTI International
- Amir Karshenas, RTI International