C suite is fully aware. C suite has, for many a year, launched 5 underfunded software projects and canned the 4 that don't gain traction. The goal is to build

C suite is fully aware. C suite has, for many a year, launched 5 underfunded software projects and canned the 4 that don't gain traction. The goal is to build tech debt until the house is on fire, because they don't expect the majority of projects to survive. Any truly important is done via external vendors & specialised product companies. Internal corporate applications simply don't matter much.