PMI-ACP · Question #410
Agile development prevents technical debt.
The correct answer is B. False. Agile development does NOT prevent technical debt - it can still accumulate it. Technical debt arises from shortcuts, deferred refactoring, quick-and-dirty solutions, and prioritizing speed over code quality. Agile teams face constant pressure to deliver working software each spr
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Agile development prevents technical debt.
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- ATrue
- BFalse
How the community answered
(21 responses)- A10% (2)
- B90% (19)
Explanation
Agile development does NOT prevent technical debt - it can still accumulate it. Technical debt arises from shortcuts, deferred refactoring, quick-and-dirty solutions, and prioritizing speed over code quality. Agile teams face constant pressure to deliver working software each sprint, and this can lead to deliberate or inadvertent technical debt. Agile practices like Test-Driven Development (TDD), refactoring, and continuous integration help manage and reduce technical debt, but they do not eliminate it. Recognizing and managing technical debt is an explicit concern in Agile, not a non-issue.
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