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Time index Organizational gestalt
1 B is better and easier to maintain than A, so we will move to B
2-99 Implement B
100 (Pareto's) 80% of systems migrated to use B. The easiest systems are chosen first, as test bed, and the most often used systems are chosen next.
101 Organizational analysis of remaining systems indicates it isn't worth migrating - some of the systems are "going away", and any way Product is putting pressure on us to deliver customer-facing value and it is very hard to explain the value of what is affectionately known as "the second 80% of the project"
101+ Organization maintains A and B indefinitely, increasing costs, the fragility of the system, and defeating the original purpose of the project.
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