Signal 63 percent say the cost of fixing tech debt is holding back new initiatives
Summary
KPMG finds nearly two thirds of technology executives reporting that remediation cost for accumulated technical debt is what constrains progress on new programs, making debt a budget problem rather than an engineering one.
Classification
Main topicDigital Infrastructure & Cyber
Region menusGlobal
Occurrencescope:global
Impactscope:global
Time horizon0-3 years (2026-07-26)
Last updated2026-07-29 04:49:52
Evidence 1
- Global tech report 2026: Leading in the Intelligence Age - Excelling today, shaping tomorrow KPMG International page=9;section=Meeting the challenge of the Intelligence Age / Managing skills shortages and tech debt 2026-01 accessed 2026-07-26
Part of trends 0
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Directly linked issues 1
- IssueOrganizations most constrained by tech debt forecast the largest maturity leaps1 trends · 4 signals
Relation types: direct_urgent
Public id: fm-2d03d51c801b