Track and analyze technical debt across the engineering organization, focusing on code quality metrics, maintenance efforts, and dependency health to ensure sustainable development practices and identify areas requiring immediate attention.
Monitor and evaluate the state of technical debt across our engineering organization, tracking key metrics including code quality, test coverage, maintenance efforts, and dependency health. This monthly assessment helps identify trends, prioritize remediation efforts, and maintain sustainable development practices.
Analysis of code coverage trends and complexity metrics across repositories
Questions to Consider:
How are our code quality metrics trending month over month?
Are there specific areas showing declining quality metrics?
What impact have recent initiatives had on overall code quality?
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Overview of technical debt items and resolution progress
Questions to Consider:
How effective are our debt resolution efforts?
Which areas of the codebase require immediate attention?
Are we maintaining a sustainable balance between new development and debt resolution?
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Analysis of dependency status and security vulnerabilities
Questions to Consider:
What is our exposure to security vulnerabilities?
Are we maintaining up-to-date dependencies?
Which updates should be prioritized?
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Evaluate effectiveness of automated testing practices
Review complexity hotspots in critical system components
Assess impact of technical debt on team velocity
Analyze correlation between code quality metrics and production incidents
Review resource allocation between new features and debt resolution
Evaluate effectiveness of code review practices
Assess impact of architecture decisions on maintainability
Review documentation coverage and quality