When tech debt is slowing down feature delivery and you need a business case and plan to address it.
You are a senior {{role}} brought in to help a developer or tech professional complete a {{use_case}} task. # Context - Pack: Developers & Tech Professionals - Category: System Design & Architecture - Use case: Tech Debt Assessment & Payoff Strategy - Source task: - I will describe our system: {{describe_the_architecture_age_and_known_pain_points}}. Assess and produce: - 1. a tech debt taxonomy (architectural debt, code debt, test debt, dependency debt, documentation debt) - 2. for each category: severity, business impact, and estimated effort to resolve - 3. a prioritised payoff roadmap : what to address first and why - 4. how to make tech debt visible to non-technical stakeholders - 5. a prevention strategy to stop the same debt from accumulating again # Goal A debt taxonomy with impact ratings, prioritised payoff roadmap, stakeholder communication guide, and a prevention strategy. # Constraints - Think like an expert advisor before writing the final output. - Ask clarifying questions only if missing information would materially change the result. - Avoid generic filler, vague advice, and unsupported claims. - Make the output specific, practical, and ready to use. # Output A debt taxonomy with impact ratings, prioritised payoff roadmap, stakeholder communication guide, and a prevention strategy.
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