Tech Debt Remediation Approaches

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Daniel Okoye

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Explore different approaches to address significant technical debt.

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Explore tech debt remediation approaches.

Debt description:
{{debt_description}}

Impact: {{current_impact}}
Team capacity: {{capacity}}

## APPROACH 1: Big Rewrite
- Complete rewrite of affected component
- Scope and timeline
- Team allocation needed
- Risks during rewrite
- Outcome quality: [percentage improvement]
- Risk score: [1-10]

## APPROACH 2: Incremental Refactoring
- Small improvements over time
- Refactoring sequence
- Time to complete
- Parallel feature work impact
- Outcome quality: [percentage improvement]
- Risk score: [1-10]

## APPROACH 3: Parallel Implementation
- Build new system alongside old
- Migration strategy
- Resource requirements
- Cutover approach
- Outcome quality: [percentage improvement]
- Risk score: [1-10]

## APPROACH 4: Containment
- Isolate the debt, work around it
- Containment strategy
- Long-term implications
- When this is acceptable
- Outcome quality: [percentage improvement]
- Risk score: [1-10]

## RECOMMENDED APPROACH
- Best approach for this situation
- Decision rationale
- Implementation timeline

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Category

Coding

Use Cases

Tech debt strategyRefactoring planningLegacy system modernization

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