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Software Process and Measurement Cast number 301 features our essay on technical debt. Technical debt is the work not done or the shortcuts taken when delivering a product. We all take shortcuts, but at what cost? The essay begins:\nTechnical debt is a term coined by\xa0\xa0to represent the work not done or the shortcuts taken when delivering a product. In almost every circumstance there are multiple paths than can be taken to deliver a functional product.\xa0 For example, when documenting the code you are writing there is a difference between explaining exactly what the code does in detail and being terse and a bit oblique (I can hear the rationalization, \u201cthey can just read the code\u201d). The code runs, but if there is ever a problem it will take longer to diagnose the problem. Whether fixing a defect or rewriting the code, if there is a delay caused by figuring out the code, that represents the 'debt' of technical debt.\xa0 Technical debt is applied to software, but the phrase can be extended to any deliverable or product.\xa0 The work that is not done may or may not be fixed in the future.\xa0 Until the technical debt is paid back, the debt accrues interest.\xa0 Whether or not that interest is important depends on your situation.\nListen to the rest on the Software Process and Measurement Cast 301\n\xa0\nNext\nSoftware Process and Measurement Cast number 302 will our interview with Larry Maccherone of Rally Software. We talked about Agile and metrics.\xa0 Can you combine Agile and metrics without creating an oxymoron?\nUpcoming Events\nI will be presenting at the\xa0\xa0in San Diego, CA on October 1.\xa0 I have a great discount code!!!! Contact me if you are interested!\nI will be presenting at the\xa0Conference October 21st\xa0and 22nd in Springfield, MA.\nMore on all of these great events in the near future! I look forward to seeing all SPaMCAST readers and listeners that attend these great events!\nThe Software Process and Measurement Cast has a sponsor.\nAs many you know I do at least one webinar for the\xa0\xa0(ITMPI) every year. The ITMPI provides a great service to the IT profession. ITMPI\u2019s mission is to pull together the expertise and educational efforts of the world\u2019s leading IT thought leaders and to create a single online destination where IT practitioners and executives can meet all of their educational and professional development needs. The ITMPI offers a premium membership that gives members unlimited free access to 400 PDU accredited webinar recordings, and waives the PDU processing fees on all live and recorded webinars. The Software Process and Measurement Cast some support if you sign up\xa0. All the revenue our sponsorship generates goes for bandwidth, hosting and new cool equipment to create more and better content for you. Support the SPaMCAST and learn from the ITMPI.\nShameless Ad for my book!\n\xa0co-authored by Murali Chematuri and myself and published by J. Ross Publishing. We have received unsolicited reviews like the following: \u201cThis book will prove that software projects should not be a tedious process, neither for you or your team.\u201d Support SPaMCAST by buying the book\xa0.\nAvailable in English and Chinese.