In this talk, I explain what technical debt is, why it's a problem, what the causes are and how to manage and reduce technical debt. Armed with scientific studies and some real-life, I explore the effects of technical debt on companies and how they can get out of the vicious cycle that technical debt is.

This talk is targeted at anyone in software development wanting to understand technical debt. It's not a deep technical talk, but developers may find it useful so they can better talk with management. Conversely, manager can learn what their developers are talking about or why they are struggling to deliver.