TY - GEN
T1 - IT Portfolio management as a framework for managing Technical Debt
T2 - Theoretical framework applied on a case study
AU - Nielsen, Mille Edith
AU - Skaarup, Søren
N1 - This publication does not count as Open access due to the library (of where this was published) requiring payment to acquire it. 09/03/2022 Department Support
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Technical debt (TD) originally names the reoccurring phenomenon of shortcuts and quick fixes within IT development. TD saves time and resources in the short run but may cause problems and require additional resources in the long run. Managing TD is difficult, whether it is seen as a local phenomenon (residing in individual applications) or seen in a portfolio perspective. However, TD is not always caused by the individual developer and it does not always just affect one application. It may affect several parts of the IT portfolio; it may arise in the portfolio and it may be resolved by decisions on an IT-portfolio level. In this paper, we develop a theoretical framework that incorporates TD into IT portfolio management (ITPM). We apply the framework on a case study to explore how TD can be created, reside, resolved and managed in practice in a portfolio-perspective. This paper contributes with a framework integrating TD with ITPM. The paper also provides empirical insights on practice regarding ITPM and TD and highlights implications for research and practice.
AB - Technical debt (TD) originally names the reoccurring phenomenon of shortcuts and quick fixes within IT development. TD saves time and resources in the short run but may cause problems and require additional resources in the long run. Managing TD is difficult, whether it is seen as a local phenomenon (residing in individual applications) or seen in a portfolio perspective. However, TD is not always caused by the individual developer and it does not always just affect one application. It may affect several parts of the IT portfolio; it may arise in the portfolio and it may be resolved by decisions on an IT-portfolio level. In this paper, we develop a theoretical framework that incorporates TD into IT portfolio management (ITPM). We apply the framework on a case study to explore how TD can be created, reside, resolved and managed in practice in a portfolio-perspective. This paper contributes with a framework integrating TD with ITPM. The paper also provides empirical insights on practice regarding ITPM and TD and highlights implications for research and practice.
KW - Technical debt
KW - IT development
KW - IT portfolio management
KW - Theoretical framework
KW - Empirical insights
M3 - Konferenceartikel
JO - ICEGOV 2021: Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance
JF - ICEGOV 2021: Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance
ER -