I think the problem is that the leaders in the company (technical or otherwise) didn't recognize that software systems are like children: They have phases. Th

I think the problem is that the leaders in the company (technical or otherwise) didn't recognize that software systems are like children: They have phases. The ship it constantly is probably ok when you're small, but at some point you need to become more mature than that, both as an organization, and as an approach to the software itself.