Definition(s):
The term “criteria” refers to “a standard by which you judge, decide about, or deal with something” (Cambridge Dictionary).
In this sense, TD prioritization criteria refer to defined criteria to support the team in the decision-making process related to the repayment of existing TD items. These criteria can be related to software quality, costs, efforts, and dependence others items (e.g., TD items or features).
Source(s):
- Cambridge Dictionary. Avalaible at: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/criterion.
- Ribeiro, Leilane Ferreira, et al. “Decision Criteria for the Payment of Technical Debt in Software Projects: A Systematic Mapping Study.” Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems (ICEIS 2016) (2016), pp. 572-579.
- Lenarduzzi, Valentina, et al. “A systematic literature review on Technical Debt prioritization: Strategies, processes, factors, and tools.” Syst. Softw., 171 (2020): 110827.
- Alfayez, Reem, et al. “A systematic literature review of technical debt prioritization.” Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Technical Debt (2020), pp.1-10.
- 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.