Title :
Managing Technical Debt: Insights from Recent Empirical Evidence
Author :
Ramasubbu, Narayan ; Kemerer, Chris F. ; Woodard, C. Jason
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Abstract :
Technical debt refers to maintenance obligations that software teams accumulate as a result of their actions. Empirical research has led researchers to suggest three dimensions along which software development teams should map their technical-debt metrics: customer satisfaction needs, reliability needs, and the probability of technology disruption.
Keywords :
customer satisfaction; software development management; software metrics; software reliability; customer satisfaction needs; empirical evidence; maintenance obligations; reliability needs; software development teams; technical-debt metrics; technology disruption; Customer satisfaction; Software development; Software engineering; Software measurement; Software reliability; customer satisfaction; disruptive technology; reliability; software development; software engineering; software maintenance; technical debt;
Journal_Title :
Software, IEEE
