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Beyond Technical De...
Beyond Technical Debt Unravelling Organisational Debt Concept
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- Ahmad, Muhammad Ovais, Associate Professor/Lektor (author)
- Karlstads universitet,Institutionen för matematik och datavetenskap (from 2013),SQUAD - SOFTWARE QUALITY AND DIGITAL MODERNISATION
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- Al-Baik, Osama (author)
- Al-Ahliyya Amman University, Jordan
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- 2024
- 2024
- English.
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In: 39th ACM/SIGAPP Symposium On Applied Computing.
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Abstract
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- 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.
Subject headings
- NATURVETENSKAP -- Data- och informationsvetenskap -- Programvaruteknik (hsv//swe)
- NATURAL SCIENCES -- Computer and Information Sciences -- Software Engineering (hsv//eng)
Keyword
- Agile
- Technical debt
- Organizational debt
- Non-technical debt
- Software
- Software development
- Scrum
- Computer Science
- Datavetenskap
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- ref (subject category)
- kon (subject category)
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