To elaborate a bit further, I feel like the best way of stating it is that in large organizations changing or allocating resources to anything (no matter how ob

To elaborate a bit further, I feel like the best way of stating it is that in large organizations changing or allocating resources to anything (no matter how obvious) needs a sponsor in the form of a person. That sponsor typically signs on because they really believe thing needs to get done and/or expect that if thing succeeds then they will look good. Rewriting working code is a hard project to find a sponsor for, unless you're lucky to have software engineers high up in the hierarchy with clout.