Technical Debt Evaluator

Diagnose your software's technical debt level with our 20-question assessment. Get a detailed score, risk level, and personalized recommendations.

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20 questions, 5 categories
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Technical Debt Evaluator

Answer 20 questions to get your diagnostic

Why Measure Technical Debt

Unmanaged technical debt is the leading cause of slowdowns in development teams. Measuring it is the first step to controlling it.

Objective Visibility

Get a measurable score across 5 key categories. No guesswork, concrete data to prioritize.

Identify Hidden Risks

Discover critical areas that may be slowing your development velocity before they become crises.

Clear Action Plan

Receive prioritized recommendations for each category. Know exactly where to invest effort first.

Communicate With Leadership

Download a professional PDF to present the technical situation to non-technical stakeholders with clear data.

Measure Progress

Repeat the assessment periodically to measure the impact of improvements and keep technical debt under control.

Reduce Risk

Teams with controlled technical debt deploy 3x faster and with fewer production incidents.

Assessment Methodology

Our evaluator analyzes 5 critical dimensions of your software's technical health, based on industry best practices.

5 Categories Evaluated

1. Code Quality

Tests, code reviews, linting, documentation

2. Architecture

Modularity, dependencies, scalability, APIs

3. Testing

Unit, integration, E2E, CI pipeline

4. Deployment

CI/CD, rollback, environment parity, monitoring

5. Team Practices

Knowledge sharing, onboarding, tech radar, refactoring

Scoring System

  • 20 questions: 4 questions for each of the 5 categories
  • 4 answer levels: Each answer is scored from 1 (critical) to 4 (excellent)
  • Score 0-100: Total sum normalized as percentage of maximum possible score
  • 4 risk levels: Critical (0-25), High (26-50), Medium (51-75), Low (76-100)
  • Personalized recommendations: Each category receives specific recommendations based on its score

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