High technical debt
High Technical Debt is a state of your technical systems where accumulated shortcuts, outdated code, and quick fixes significantly slow down development and increase maintenance costs.
Technical debt occurs when past coding decisions come back to haunt your product roadmap. It's every shortcut taken, every "temporary" fix that became permanent, and every "we'll refactor this later" that never happened.
At a B2B SaaS company I worked with, technical debt killed more product ideas than its competitors ever did. The engineering team spent 60% of its sprint fixing cascading failures from decisions made six months ago. Meanwhile, its leadership kept pushing for more "features" on a foundation that was already crumbling.
Most companies treat technical debt like a dirty secret. The brutal truth? Your six-month roadmap is fiction when adding a search bar requires touching 47 files across 12 services.
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What challenges are linked with High technical debt?
I'd put High technical debt on your radar and read on, if you're facing these challenges:
One of the most common issues in product teams. Teams are moving too slowly, causing frustration inside and competitors to catch up. If you’re not going to fix it, You’re going to have a bad time. Learn more
One of the most common issues in product teams. Teams are moving too slowly, causing frustration inside and competitors to catch up. If you’re not going to fix it, You’re going to have a bad time. Learn more
High cognitive load means that the team has too many things on their shoulders, making them slower to move or to think. Learn more
High cognitive load means that the team has too many things on their shoulders, making them slower to move or to think. Learn more
A feature factory describes a product development approach focused solely on delivering a high volume of features, often at the expense of user needs and overall product quality. Learn more
A feature factory describes a product development approach focused solely on delivering a high volume of features, often at the expense of user needs and overall product quality. Learn more
Your teams have no decisions about what they’re building or even how they’re building. They seek approval for most things. Learn more
Your teams have no decisions about what they’re building or even how they’re building. They seek approval for most things. Learn more
Low innovation means that a company fails to deliver new features or improvements that meet customer needs, leading to decreased satisfaction and loyalty. Learn more
Low innovation means that a company fails to deliver new features or improvements that meet customer needs, leading to decreased satisfaction and loyalty. Learn more
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