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Technical Debt

Is Technical Debt Killing Your Productivity?

Every shortcut compounds. We help you assess, prioritize, and systematically pay down technical debt without derailing your roadmap.

40%
Dev Time Lost to Debt
3x
Longer Feature Times
$2.4M
Avg Annual Cost
The Problem

Signs your technical debt is out of control

Simple features take weeks instead of days
Developers afraid to touch certain parts of the codebase
Frequent production bugs from "safe" changes
Onboarding new developers takes months
Tests are flaky or non-existent
Nobody remembers why things are built a certain way
The Cost of Inaction
Slower time-to-market as debt compounds
Higher bug rates and customer complaints
Developer frustration and turnover
Inability to adopt new technologies
Companies spend 30-40% of their development time dealing with technical debt.
- McKinsey Digital
Our Approach

Our Approach to Technical Debt

We treat technical debt like financial debt. You need to understand what you owe before you can pay it down strategically.

01

Debt Inventory

Comprehensive audit of your codebase to identify and categorize all technical debt.

02

Impact Analysis

Which debt is costing you the most? We prioritize based on business impact, not just technical severity.

03

Paydown Strategy

A realistic plan that fits into your existing roadmap. Quick wins first, then systematic reduction.

04

Prevention Framework

Practices and guardrails to prevent new debt from accumulating.

Why Choose Us
Business-first prioritization, not just technical opinions
Integrates with your existing roadmap
Measurable progress metrics
Knowledge transfer to your team
We had engineers afraid to touch certain parts of the codebase. Six weeks in, things just... worked. The team actually wants to ship features now.
CTO
B2B SaaS Platform
340% faster deployments
60%
Debt Reduced
3x
Faster Features
50%
Fewer Bugs
FAQ

Common Questions

Everything you need to know before moving forward.

How do you prioritize which debt to pay down first?+

We use a business-impact framework. Debt that affects revenue, customer experience, or developer velocity gets priority over "ugly but working" code.

Can we pay down debt without stopping feature work?+

Absolutely. In fact, that's our default approach. We integrate debt paydown into your sprint cycle so you make continuous progress without halting the roadmap.

How do we prevent new debt from accumulating?+

We establish lightweight guardrails: code review standards, automated quality checks, and architecture decision records. Prevention is easier than remediation.

What if we just rebuild from scratch?+

Sometimes that's the right call. But it's rarely necessary. We'll give you an honest assessment of whether refactoring or rebuilding makes more sense for your situation.

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