The job of an architect and good technical management is to teach non-technical management the true costs of their decisions. It's not an easy job by any measu

The job of an architect and good technical management is to teach non-technical management the true costs of their decisions. It's not an easy job by any measure and LLM driven know-nothings in management can make it far more frustrating. But, you need to make sure you're capturing the true[1] costs of decisions to the best of your ability including externalities. 1. You're allowed to lie for expediency, but make sure you never delude yourself into believing your own lies.