This is a common swing point though: PM: Make this change to the site Backend: that would take 2 weeks to make sure it doesn't break anything Frontend: That'

This is a common swing point though: PM: Make this change to the site Backend: that would take 2 weeks to make sure it doesn't break anything Frontend: That's a tiny change! I can do it in 2 hours Frontend makes the change. Along with the next several. Overtime, the backend team uses the lessened pressure to overhaul/replace/refactor to decrease the complexity. Meanwhile, Frontend is starting to accumulate a collection of unrelated exceptions to the "normal" flow to meet demands. Eventually.... PM: Make this change to the site Frontend: Um...that would risk all sorts of complications. Consider it a few weeks to make sure it doesn't break anything Backend: That's a straightforward change, I can do it in 2 hours And the pendulum starts to swing in the opposite direction...