Addressing Technical Debt Challenges

Requirements Clarification & Assessment

1. Objective Understanding:

   • Goal: Primarily focused on increasing developer efficiency by reducing technical debt.
   • Secondary Goal: Ensure long-term sustainability and maintainability of the codebase, especially given the fintech context where security and compliance are critical.

2. Current State Assessment:

   • Technical Debt Inventory: Identify and categorize existing technical debt (e.g., code complexity, outdated libraries, insufficient documentation).
   • Developer Workflow Analysis: Evaluate current bottlenecks in developer workflows.
   • Security Concerns: Assess how current technical debt affects security and compliance.

3. Stakeholder Involvement:

   • Developers: Understand their pain points and suggestions for improvement.
   • Management: Align on business priorities and resource allocation.
   • Security Experts: Ensure compliance with fintech standards and regulations.

4. Metrics for Success:

   • Deployment Time: Average time taken to deploy new features.
   • Bug Fix Rate: Rate of bug fixes versus new bugs introduced.
   • Bus Factor: Number of developers with critical system knowledge.