Context: Repaying all technical debt (TD) in a system may be unviable, as there is typically a
shortage of resources allocated for TD repayment activities. Therefore, TD prioritization is …

Background: The prioritization of technical debt is an essential task in managing software
projects because, with current analysis tools, it is possible to find thousands of technical debt …

The technical debt metaphor is used to describe the long-term consequences of engineering
decisions made to achieve a short-term benefit. The metaphor originated in the field of …

Technical Debt (TD) is a metaphor that can be described as the technical issues that are
hidden from end users and customers, but in fact hinder the development efforts during …

Context: Despite the increasing research on Technical Debt Management (TDM), there is
still a need for empirical studies that take a comprehensive approach to managing Technical …

The constantly growing amount of software in use, accompanied by huge amount of
technical debt, gradually raises concern in the industry. New technologies and software …

This paper focuses on application of a technical debt prioritisation technique in
telecommunication software managing a fleet of devices for a video surveillance system …

Software development teams need to prioritize the technical debt items payment to improve
the software quality and ensure the new feature and code maintenance development pace …

During software maintenance and evolution, technical debt is a recurring issue, as soft ware
modifications tend to introduce apparent design problems, such as a lack of tests …

The decisions made early in system development can have profound impacts on later
capabilities of the system. In iterative systems development, decisions made in each …