Technical debt is something that all companies amass over time. Having to meet a delivery target within a certain time and budget automatically leads to compromises. These compromises end up being part of the ticking technical debt time bomb. This means that organizations need to think of ways to, firstly, work out how to pay down the debt and, secondly, how to avoid getting into debt in the first place. Enterprise architecture is a key practice in managing technical debt. It provides the basis for paying it back and avoiding new debt. In this portfolio playbook session, we look at the analytics and processes that EA can put into place to help the organization manage technical debt successfully.