Monthly Technical Debt Assessment Report

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.

Report Objective

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.

Code Quality Metrics

Analysis of code coverage trends and complexity metrics across repositories

Questions to Consider:

Feb 2024Mar 2024Apr 2024month2000.0%4000.0%6000.0%8000.0%code_coverage_percent vs. cyclomatic_complexityHow is code quality trending over time?Code coverage showing steady improvement while complexity remains manageable
  • Is code coverage trending in the right direction across all repositories?

  • Are there specific areas where coverage is consistently low?

  • How does cyclomatic complexity correlate with coverage changes?

Technical Debt Management

Overview of technical debt items and resolution progress

Questions to Consider:

  • How effective are our debt resolution efforts month over month?

  • Are we accumulating new technical debt faster than we're resolving it?

  • Which areas of the codebase generate the most debt items?

Feb 2024Mar 2024Apr 2024month0100200300debt_items_countWhat is our technical debt remediation progress?Monthly debt item count and resolution rate indicate steady improvement

Dependency and Security Health

Analysis of dependency status and security vulnerabilities

Questions to Consider:

Feb 2024Mar 2024Apr 2024month20406080outdated_dependencies vs. security_vulnerabilitiesHow healthy are our dependencies?Tracking outdated dependencies and security vulnerabilities
  • What is the trend in security vulnerabilities across our dependencies?

  • Are we keeping pace with dependency updates?

  • Which dependencies require immediate attention?

Areas for Additional Focus