What Is Technical Debt? A Complete Overview

Technical Debt, Developer Backlog, Developer Productivity, Software Engineering, Change Failure Rate, MTTR, Lead Time to Deployment, Production, Agile Project Management,

Previously published the reasons why some take on debt — intentional or unintentional — on Propelo.AI Small risks can sometimes equal big gains, and many consider technical debt a risk that they are willing to embrace in order to get ahead. But what is technical debt, and how risky can it truly be?  At its core, technical debt is a tradeoff that engineering organizations make in order to deliver software on time, or to stay ahead of […]

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Agile Velocity – Good Metric, Use With Caution

Story Metrics, Agile Velocity, Developer Productivity, DORA Metrics, SPACE Metrics, SPACE Framework, Engineering Intelligence, Engineering Excellence,

The Do’s and Don’ts of Using Velocity in Agile | Previously published to Propelo.AI Agile velocity is a very simple concept that software development teams use to gauge how many tasks can be performed, or completed, on average within a given timeframe. Unfortunately, while it can be extremely useful within the field of project management, it can also be very detrimental if used incorrectly. According to Youtuber Gary Tsang, Your Agile Coach, “Agile velocity is one […]

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