Title :
Managing Technical Debt with the SQALE Method
Author :
Letouzey, Jean-Louis ; Ilkiewicz, Michel
Abstract :
To date, several methods are available for estimating the technical debt present in an application´s source code. The SQALE (software quality assessment based on life-cycle expectations) method provides guidance for managing this debt. This article provides some implementation recommendations the authors learned from coaching and assisting large organizations in setting up and using SQALE.
Keywords :
software management; software quality; SQALE method; application source code; life-cycle expectation; software quality assessment; technical debt estimation; technical debt management; Investments; Monitoring; Reliability; Risk management; Source coding; Standards organizations; SQALE; analysis model; quality; quality model; source code; technical debt;
Journal_Title :
Software, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MS.2012.129
