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PMI-ACP · Question #62

Technical debt is the gap between a product's actual cost of change (CoC) and its optimal CoC. Managing technical debt helps ensure reliable delivery today and ready adaptation to tomorrow's customer

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Submitted by alyssa_d· Apr 18, 2026Value-driven Delivery

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Technical debt is the gap between a product's actual cost of change (CoC) and its optimal CoC. Managing technical debt helps ensure reliable delivery today and ready adaptation to tomorrow's customer needs. When can Technical Debt occur?

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  • ADuring Initial Development
  • BOngoing Maintenance
  • CDuring enhancement
  • DDuring all the above mentioned times

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