Prioritise technical debt
Decide which debt to pay down using product impact, not engineering discomfort.
What this prompt helps you do
A ranked list with user and delivery impact, compounding risk, cost to fix, and a proposed sequence.
When to use it
Engineering wants investment in the codebase and the case needs to be made in product terms.
What to prepare
The goal, relevant source material, constraints, examples, and the decision or action this should support.
How to get a strong result
Rank by what the debt is costing now and how fast that cost is growing, not by how unpleasant it is.
How to use this prompt
Replace each placeholder with accurate context. Paste the complete prompt into ChatGPT, review the response critically, resolve important questions, and use it as a considered input to the next decision—not as an unchecked final answer.