I think this is an important topic. Most organizations suffer from this problem—even the startup companies, however, haven't realized it yet. Handling the technology debt is a puzzle game on how you can connect the dots. Typically, the problem comes from the generic behavior of humans to resist the changes. It is easier to forget something that worked once and turn for the new bling-bling things. If you have a mindset that gives attention to the details, you will never forget the already solved problems. Every time we make changes, we need to see the complete picture, how we can enhance the total picture, not only one part, and what is the burning problem. Complexity solving is the same problem that we have with computers. The short-term memory amount limits how complex problems we can solve.
I think the use of AI will help in this field also. It helps to bear in mind a way more complex situation. With the help of the machine, we can solve problems that a team is never able.
For this reason, it is essential to build system data structures with the mindset of AI and how we will use the decision-making in the future for AI. If we are not building our systems future-proof, we can quickly lose our advantages, which helps us be ahead of our competitors.
As I started initially, it is a puzzle game where we need to handle all pieces together. This game is not for everyone. But let's take the challenge - Game On!