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Software companies live and die by the quality of their software, and the speed at which they deliver it. Gartner found that companies who manage technical debt ship 50% faster than those who don't. The only thing that matters is whether you're dealing with a small, medium, or large piece of technical debt. The process for small pieces of debt is the type of tech debt that can be handled as soon as the engineer spots it in the code—a quick refactoring or variable rename. Engineers don't need approval to do this, or to create a ticket for it to be prioritised.