When solutions are easy to grab, we start treating every problem with a quick fix.
Want to lose weight? Pills and surgery promise shortcuts.
When Microsoft released Access and Excel, businesses built countless homegrown tools. The same thing happened with PowerApps and now with AI — everyone is rolling out new tools for every business problem.
At first glance, this looks like progress. In reality, it often leads to bad decisions.
Why?
Because we’re skipping the thinking part. We’re bypassing business analysis and architecture and diving straight into solutions simply because they’re accessible.
It’s like swallowing weight-loss pills without asking why you’re overweight or what sustainable changes you could make.
Businesses do the same thing: instead of asking “Why is this a problem? How have others solved it? What are our options? What’s the end-to-end impact?” they jump to whatever tool is within reach.
AI and modern platforms haven’t made business analysis or architecture less important — they’ve made it more essential than ever.
Easy solutions might feel achievable now, but over time, patchwork fixes only add complexity and cost.
Shortcuts are tempting. But in reality, there are none.
