"Many teams schedule refactoring as part of their planned work, using a mechanism such as "refactoring stories". Teams use these to fix larger areas on problematic code that need dedicated attention.
Planned refactoring is a necessary element of most teams' approach - however it's also a sign that the team hasn't done enough refactoring using the other workflows."
"Many teams schedule refactoring as part of their planned work, using a mechanism such as "refactoring stories". Teams use these to fix larger areas on problematic code that need dedicated attention. Planned refactoring is a necessary element of most teams' approach - however it's also a sign that the team hasn't done enough refactoring using the other workflows."
https://martinfowler.com/articles/workflowsOfRefactoring/