Proactively Address Tech Debt & Legacy Risks

This standard mandates the proactive addressing of tech debt and legacy risks to ensure that long-term reliability is not compromised by outdated systems.

1. Proactively Address Tech Debt & Legacy Risks:

Ensure that long-term reliability is not compromised by outdated systems. This approach ensures system maintainability and reduces risks.

• 1.1 Refactoring and Modernisation:
  • 1.1.1 Engineering Time Allocation:
    • Allocate engineering time for refactoring and modernisation.
    • Automate the tracking of refactoring efforts.
  • 1.1.2 Modernisation Management:
    • Automate the tracking of modernisation progress.
    • Implement modernisation tutorials.
• 1.2 Legacy System Inventory:
  • 1.2.1 Risk Dependency Management:
    • Maintain an inventory of high-risk dependencies and legacy systems.
    • Automate the generation of legacy system inventories.
  • 1.2.2 Inventory Tracking:
    • Automate the tracking of inventory updates.
    • Implement inventory feedback collection.
• 1.3 End-of-Life Planning:
  • 1.3.1 Technology Planning:
    • Define end-of-life plans for outdated technologies and frameworks.
    • Automate the generation of end-of-life plans.
  • 1.3.2 Planning Management:
    • Automate the tracking of plan implementation.
    • Implement planning tutorials.

By proactively addressing tech debt, organisations can ensure long-term system reliability.

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