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Technical Debt Cost Calculator

Estimate the true cost of technical debt in your organization and the potential ROI of remediation efforts.

Number of Developers Full-time engineering team size

Average Fully-Loaded Cost ($) Salary + benefits + overhead per developer

Time Spent on Tech Debt (%)

25%

Time spent on workarounds, fixes, slow processes

Velocity Reduction (%)

30%

How much slower is development due to debt?

Remediation Timeline (Months) Estimated time to address major debt

Team Allocated to Remediation (%)

20%

Percentage of team working on debt reduction

Understanding the types, causes, and impacts of technical debt.

Methods for quantifying technology risks in financial terms.