Definition(s):
In the financial domain, future value refers to the value of an asset or investment at a certain time in the future when its return is a known factor. Then, in the TDM context, future value can be associated with the value that an action or software artifact not performed in a specific moment (i.e. TD item) will assume after a given period to repayment such debt.
Source(s):
- Jeronimo Junior, Helvio, and Guilherme Horta Travassos. “Consolidating a Common Perspective on Technical Debt and its Management Through a Tertiary Study.” Information and Software Technology (2022): 106964.
- Cambridge Dictionary. Available at: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/present-value.