Organizations understand technical debt. They are less effective at recognizing decision debt.
The postponed hire. The unresolved ownership question. The platform investment pushed to next quarter. Each delay feels inexpensive. Sometimes even prudent.
But time changes the economics. Ambiguity spreads. Workarounds become permanent. Dependencies accumulate. The eventual decision becomes larger and more expensive than the original problem.Many leaders worry about making the wrong decision. Fewer consider the cost of making no decision at all.
Time is often the largest multiplier in organizational cost.
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