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4 questions in Time to Market.

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A platform must ship a major capability quickly. Which architectural shortcuts are acceptable, and which create debt that compounds?

A retail business needs a new category live before a seasonal peak. Engineering says the correct architecture takes two quarters. How should the trade-off be made?

A retailer's new product category launches on schedule for the seasonal peak. The software works. Within two weeks, returns processing is a month behind, finance cannot reconcile settlements, and support handling time has doubled. What went wrong, and what does it say about time to market?

Your time to market is eight weeks. How would you find out where it actually goes?