In the last issue of Signals and Systems, we explored why modernization often slows even when teams are doing everything right. Roadmaps are approved. Platforms are selected. Initiatives are funded. On paper, progress should accelerate. Instead, it drags. Decisions take longer. Reviews multiply. Teams grow cautious. Coordination starts replacing execution. That slowdown is often blamed on complexity, governance, or risk. In many environments, there’s a quieter constraint unde
