Deliberative Technical Debt Management: An Action Research Study

Nichlas Bødker Borup; Ann Louise Jul Christiansen; Sabine Hørdum Tovgaard; John Stouby Persson

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-91983-2_5

Deliberative Technical Debt Management: An Action Research Study

Nichlas Bødker Borup, Ann Louise Jul Christiansen, Sabine Hørdum Tovgaard, John Stouby Persson

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Abstract

Technical Debt (TD) has seen a growing interest from software companies and researchers since the term was first established almost 30 years ago. TD refers to concessions made for short-term advantages or conveniences, which may result in long-term difficulties. Numerous TD management strategies have been proposed to avoid the severe consequences of leaving TD unchecked. However, these strategies often suffer from being too abstract, making it difficult to initiate TD deliberations. To investigate how software development companies can initiate such deliberations, we conducted an Action Research study in collaboration with a Danish software development department, SoftShelf. Through two Action Research interventions at SoftShelf, we introduced strategies and tools for TD management and reified them to their situation in order to initiate deliberations on the matter. After reporting the interventions’ practical consequences in SoftShelf, we discuss the usefulness of deliberation theory in TD management research and practice.

Originalsprog	Engelsk
Titel	Software Business : 12th International Conference, ICSOB 2021, Drammen, Norway, December 2–3, 2021, Proceedings
Redaktører	Xiaofeng Wang, Antonio Martini, Anh Nguyen-Duc, Viktoria Stray
Antal sider	16
Forlag	Springer
Publikationsdato	dec. 2021
Sider	50-65
ISBN (Trykt)	978-3-030-91982-5
ISBN (Elektronisk)	978-3-030-91983-2
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-91983-2_5
Status	Udgivet - dec. 2021
Begivenhed	12th International Conference on Software Business: Software Sustainability - University of South Eastern Norway, Drammen, Norge Varighed: 2 dec. 2021 → 3 dec. 2021 Konferencens nummer: 12 http://icsob2021.org

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Konference	12th International Conference on Software Business
Nummer	12
Lokation	University of South Eastern Norway
Land/Område	Norge
By	Drammen
Periode	02/12/2021 → 03/12/2021
Internetadresse	http://icsob2021.org

Navn	Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing
Vol/bind	434
ISSN	1865-1348

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Borup, N. B., Christiansen, A. L. J., Tovgaard, S. H., & Persson, J. S. (2021). Deliberative Technical Debt Management: An Action Research Study. I X. Wang, A. Martini, A. Nguyen-Duc, & V. Stray (red.), Software Business: 12th International Conference, ICSOB 2021, Drammen, Norway, December 2–3, 2021, Proceedings (s. 50-65). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-91983-2_5

Borup, Nichlas Bødker ; Christiansen, Ann Louise Jul ; Tovgaard, Sabine Hørdum et al. / Deliberative Technical Debt Management : An Action Research Study. Software Business: 12th International Conference, ICSOB 2021, Drammen, Norway, December 2–3, 2021, Proceedings. red. / Xiaofeng Wang ; Antonio Martini ; Anh Nguyen-Duc ; Viktoria Stray. Springer, 2021. s. 50-65 (Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing, Bind 434).

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Borup, NB, Christiansen, ALJ, Tovgaard, SH & Persson, JS 2021, Deliberative Technical Debt Management: An Action Research Study. i X Wang, A Martini, A Nguyen-Duc & V Stray (red), Software Business: 12th International Conference, ICSOB 2021, Drammen, Norway, December 2–3, 2021, Proceedings. Springer, Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing, bind 434, s. 50-65, 12th International Conference on Software Business, Drammen, Norge, 02/12/2021. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-91983-2_5

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Software Business: 12th International Conference, ICSOB 2021, Drammen, Norway, December 2–3, 2021, Proceedings. red. / Xiaofeng Wang; Antonio Martini; Anh Nguyen-Duc; Viktoria Stray. Springer, 2021. s. 50-65 (Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing, Bind 434).

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Borup NB, Christiansen ALJ, Tovgaard SH , Persson JS. Deliberative Technical Debt Management: An Action Research Study. I Wang X, Martini A, Nguyen-Duc A, Stray V, red., Software Business: 12th International Conference, ICSOB 2021, Drammen, Norway, December 2–3, 2021, Proceedings. Springer. 2021. s. 50-65. (Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing, Bind 434). doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-91983-2_5

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