Not sure how much of this post on tech debt handling I agree with. These seem naive:

  • The first rule is not to create tech debt in the first place.
  • The PR (Pull Request) that creates tech debt should come paired with the issue to deal with it.

This seems like a nice idea but challenging:

  • It is recommended (but optional) to demo the results in the next team demo.

In general this seems less flexible than just saying “20% of the quarter is allocated for tech-debt”.

We’ve tried a bunch of solutions along these lines over the years. I’m not sure which of them have been most successful.

Tony Meyer @tonyandrewmeyer