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title: Our Guide to Design Debt
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# Our Guide to Design Debt

Navigate Trade-Offs Without Sacrificing the Future.

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**When addressed early and intentionally, design debt becomes a strategic tool, not a liability.**

Design debt is the accumulated cost of trade-offs made during the product design and development process. Boston Engineering applies a rigorous, systems-level methodology grounded in DFX and contextual awareness to help clients recognize and mitigate the downstream costs of design decisions.

 

### Our Design Debt Guide