Biggest problem with technical debt...it's hard to quantify the benefits! 📊 💣 Some teams have trouble getting technical debt reduction tickets into their Sprints; others don't. If you do, try estimating tickets in terms of possible benefits (e.g. increased app performance, reduction in code base complexity, ease of integrating new features). This can help you sell the changes to your clients (if you're an agency) or to your management (if you're in a product company). Also, frame the story like every Sprint you're running down a path in a forest. If you can clear a tree or two each time, then every time you can run faster. ℹ️ EXPERT TIP: Do a pilot project for 6 months and monitor your velocity. It "should" go up! 📈🚀

3 my main steps: 1) Prioritise technical debt in the backlog, treat it as regular work, balancing with new feature development in each sprint. 2) Use code reviews, CI/CD, and automated testing to manage and reduce debt. 3) Communicate the long-term risks of ignoring debt and ensure regular investment in addressing it.

Technical debt vs business value is a hidden conflict every PM or SM has to deal with when working with "agile" teams. Best ways to address the concern highlighted in problem statement is to- 1. Tie the technical debt with business value. This simplifies explanation & helps understand better. 2. Reserve part of sprint capacity to address existing tech debts. Often 10% of sprint capacity for tech debts, work to get the ball rolling 3. Nip in the bud Ensure new work doesn't add to existing technical debt. Have practices that encourage clean, efficient, reusable systems or flows. Optimized & reusable code at granular level is always better than considering refactoring later on. 4. Encourage improvements over doing things "as done before"

To address technical debt in agile sprints, integrate it into the backlog and prioritize it alongside feature development based on its impact. Collaborate with stakeholders to allocate a portion of sprint capacity to tackling technical debt, ensuring it doesn’t disrupt long-term project health. Promote transparency by discussing technical debt openly during sprint planning and retrospectives to maintain focus and team alignment. Celebrate progress on resolving debt to reinforce its importance and motivate the team to keep it manageable.

Technical debt: the silent killer of agile productivity. To tackle this challenge head-on, start by making it visible. Incorporate a "debt board" in your sprint planning, highlighting areas that need attention. Prioritize debt items alongside new features, allocating a percentage of each sprint (e.g., 20%) to address technical debt. This balance ensures continuous improvement without sacrificing progress. Encourage developers to refactor as they go, following the "boy scout rule" – leave the code better than you found it. Regular code reviews can help identify and prevent new debt from accumulating. Remember, addressing technical debt is an investment in your project's future.