Beyond Technical Debt Unravelling Organisational Debt Concept

Ahmad, Muhammad Ovais,Associate Professor/LektorKarlstads universitet,Institutionen för matematik och datavetenskap (from 2013),SQUAD - SOFTWARE QUALITY AND DIGITAL MODERNISATION (författare)

The development of software and systems is a complex task that involves social, technical and organisational factors. Technical debt is a well-known concept that refers to the negative consequences of taking shortcuts in software development. However, organisational debt (OD) is a less well-known phenomenon that arises due to shortcuts in the organisational structure and processes of a software organisation. The lack of a clearly defined OD makes it difficult to identify and manage this type of debt. This study presents a multi-vocabulary literature review that consolidates an understanding of the nature of OD and its impact on software organisations. OD encompasses a set of attributes, precedents and outcomes. In addition, this study highlights the five causes and mitigation strategies of OD. The results of this study indicate that software companies are facing a major issue with OD. Future research should include empirical studies to validate techniques that can assist software professionals in managing OD to address this issue.

NATURVETENSKAP Data- och informationsvetenskap Programvaruteknik hsv//swe
NATURAL SCIENCES Computer and Information Sciences Software Engineering hsv//eng
Agile
Technical debt
Organizational debt
Non-technical debt
Software
Software development
Scrum
Computer Science
Datavetenskap

Al-Baik, OsamaAl-Ahliyya Amman University, Jordan (författare)
Karlstads universitetInstitutionen för matematik och datavetenskap (from 2013) (creator_code:org_t)

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