Glossary

UX Debt

UX debt is accumulated product cost caused by decisions that make future user work or product change harder.

  • UX debt
  • Product change

What UX debt means

UX debt is accumulated product cost caused by decisions that make future user work or product change harder.

How UX debt appears

UX debt may appear as inconsistent state, duplicated workflows, unclear permission, design-code divergence, or a product model that no longer fits.

What UX debt is not

When the debt metaphor is useful

The debt metaphor is useful only when the team records the consequence, the owner, and a reason to repay or accept it.

Discuss your product decisions

Talk to Tcules about the product decisions that may be making future user work or product change harder.