"A Good Problem To Have" … Maybe
You’ve hear it all the time. Stuff like “ Yeah, we process about 20 orders/day manually. If we ever got to a hundred a day, we’d be in trouble, but it’d be a good problem to have! ” “ The system is setup for about 10,000 users. If our user-base went up to 50,000, it’ll buckle, but it’ll be a good problem to have! ” As an off-the-cuff statement, I’ve got nothing against this. However, I frequently see this used as a Business Rule, used to justify a decision that falls into the “need to do something *now*” category. And, even then I’ve got nothin against it, as long as time is factored into the decision . The thing is, most companies aren’t growing rapidly. Oh yeah, some are, but that is a very, very small percentage of the economy. Most companies, on the other hand, are growing (or shrinking. or flat) at a very, very small rate. And for these companies, the orders/day, or the user-base, will grow 5x in, oh, two...