Online webinar
Presented byConstrux Software (REP 1424)
Duration: 1 Hour Credits: Category C PDU – 1 PDU Free

“Technical Debt” refers to delayed technical work that is incurred when technical short cuts are taken, usually in pursuit of calendar-driven software schedules.

Technical debt is inherently neither good nor bad. Just like financial debt, some technical debts can serve valuable business purposes. Other technical debts are simply counterproductive. However, just as with financial debt, it’s important to know what you’re getting into.

In this one-hour webinar, Steve McConnell explains in detail the different types of technical debt, when organizations should and shouldn’t take them on, and best practices in managing, tracking and paying down debt. You’ll gain insights into how to use technical debt strategically and how to keep technical and business staff involved in the process.

Professional Biography

Steve McConnell is CEO and Chief Software Engineer atConstrux Software where he writes books and articles, teaches classes, and oversees Construx’s software engineering practices.

Steve is the author ofCode Complete (1993, 2004) andRapid Development(1996), both winners ofSoftware Development magazine’s Jolt award for outstanding software development books of their respective years. In 1998, he publishedSoftware Project Survival Guide, in 2004 he publishedProfessional Software Development (2004), and in 2006 he publishedSoftware Estimation: Demystifying the Black Art. Steve blogs on professional topics at10x Software Development and also has apersonal blog.

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Executing

Knowledge Areas: 4- Integration 5 – Scope 11 – Risk

• 4.3 Direct and Monitor Project Execution
• 5.2 Define Scope
• 11.2 Identify Risks

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