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PSM-II · Question #179

Technical Debt can lead to false assumptions about the current state of the system and the Increment reviewed at the end of the Sprint.

The correct answer is A. True. Technical debt is any shortcomings in the code. It is a natural by-product of software development (unavoidable) and can at best be managed. If neglected, it will compound and have a negative effect on the team's ability to the deliver value. A team can have an artificially…

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Question

Technical Debt can lead to false assumptions about the current state of the system and the Increment reviewed at the end of the Sprint.

Options

  • ATrue
  • BFalse

How the community answered

(15 responses)
  • A
    93% (14)
  • B
    7% (1)

Explanation

Technical debt is any shortcomings in the code. It is a natural by-product of software development (unavoidable) and can at best be managed. If neglected, it will compound and have a negative effect on the team's ability to the deliver value. A team can have an artificially high velocity by taking shortcuts or introducing technical, debt into the system. This can give a false assumption about the current state of the product. It can look good on the surface but underneath

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#technical debt#transparency#Increment#system state

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