Why successful modernization can increase enterprise complexity rather than reduce it.
An enterprise can modernize hundreds of applications and still become harder to change.
Each project delivers its intended improvement. Meanwhile new dependencies appear, integration patterns diverge, and operational complexity builds.
The problem is evaluating modernization one implementation at a time, with no accounting for the effect on the enterprise as a whole.
Successful modernization makes the next change easier, not more expensive.
https://primamachina.substack.com/p/every-implementation-should-strengthen