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12 field notes on delivery is slowing down
That big feature you've promised for Q3?
Its real start date was last month. You just didn't put it on the roadmap.
Read field note Delivery is slowing down · 1 minYour Org doesn't break, it suffocates
Nobody wakes up one day to find their Salesforce Org has collapsed. There's no single Flow that brings the whole thing down, no one Apex class that finally tips it over. What actually…
Read field note Delivery is slowing down · 1 minNobody would buy the fastest car in the world if it randomly exploded every few kilometers
Yet in Salesforce, we prioritize feature-rich over stability constantly. New Objects, new Automations, another Integration bolted on, another App from the AppExchange. All in the name of "advanced."
Read field note Delivery is slowing down · 1 minProduct Owners: How do you know you're drowning in technical debt?
Technical debt rarely shows up on a neatly packaged dashboard. Instead, it quietly bleeds into your team's everyday work.
Read field note Delivery is slowing down · 2 minYou are paying a 40% delivery tax you don't know about
Your Salesforce team is running a shadow operation right under your nose. They have to, it’s the only way they can survive.
Read field note Delivery is slowing down · 1 minCut developer and consultant onboarding time: clean your Salesforce
Every unused Field, abandoned Flow, duplicate Automation, confusing naming convention and outdated Object is something new team members must decode.
Read field note Delivery is slowing down · 1 minSalesforce Innovation Isn't Limited by Ideas. It's Limited by Runway Capacity
A few weeks ago, I had an interesting exchange with Amit about Salesforce cleanup. "Innovation is usually constrained by accumulated friction rather than a lack of ideas."
Read field note Delivery is slowing down · 1 minThere is a monster hiding under your bed, and its name is Technical Debt
For the last 10–15 years: Another Field here, another Flow there, another integration, another quick fix, another project. Bit by bit, the technical debt monster grew.
Read field note Delivery is slowing down · 1 minSalesforce cleanup is not a Side Topic anymore
For years, many Salesforce orgs were young enough that cleanup felt optional. A few messy Fields, a few strange Validation Rules, a few forgotten Flows, a few Page Layouts nobody loved, but…
Read field note Delivery is slowing down · 2 minWant to cut your Salesforce innovation costs? Clean the kitchen!
When Salesforce platform owners hear the word “cleanup,” they usually think: massive budget, high risk, and an endless, exhausting refactoring project that pulls their best developers away…
Read field note Delivery is slowing down · 1 minA messy list of Page Layouts costs you money - Way more than you think!
It costs not because of the layouts themselves. Because nobody can decipher them.
Read field note Delivery is slowing down · 1 minTech debt in Salesforce is funny like that
The longer you ignore it, the more money, process, meetings, workarounds, and manual effort you invest into avoiding it.
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