Talking about technical debt effectively requires the right vocabulary. This quiz covers the key collocations for quantifying, prioritising, and tracking debt reduction.
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We need to ___ the technical debt before we can estimate the migration cost.
Quantify debt is the precise collocation — engineers quantify debt by counting files, violations, or estimated remediation hours.
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Without governance, debt will continue to ___ across every codebase.
Accumulate is the correct collocation — technical debt accumulates over time if not actively managed.
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The engineering team must ___ paydown in the next sprint planning session.
Prioritise paydown is the standard collocation — teams prioritise paydown against new features in planning discussions.
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We'll need to ___ investment in refactoring to the finance team.
Justify investment is the correct collocation — engineers justify investment in debt reduction by linking it to delivery speed and risk.
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Use the tech-debt dashboard to ___ progress on each remediation item.
Track progress is the standard collocation — teams track progress on debt items using tickets, dashboards, and burn-down charts.