Tracks, classifies, and prioritizes technical debt (code, spec, and process) over time. Use to prevent silent rot.
Provides visibility into the "hidden costs" of past decisions. By tracking debt, the system can advocate for refactoring or spec updates before they cause a critical failure.
flowchart TD
A[Identify Debt] --> B{High Risk?}
B -->|Yes| C[Escalate for Immediate Fix]
B -->|No| D{High Maintenance Cost?}
D -->|Yes| E[Add to Next Sprint]
D -->|No| F[Log in Backlog]
E --> G[Link to Spec/Incident]
F --> G
Untracked debt compounds silently.