If It Ain’t Broke don’t Fix it
Instructions:
“If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it,” is an adage that has been around for many years. Take a position for or against this saying and provide a substantive argument in support of your case.
Solution
If It Ain’t Broke don’t Fix it
If it ain’t broke then don’t fix it is a simple yet widely used saying that is used as a warning to individuals. The essence of the saying is that if something is not really broken, or if a system is working alright, then there is no need to attempt to make any modifications in the attempt of improving it. This adage is a warning to individuals who constantly attempt to improve or change the way certain systems are, simply because they are unsatisfied. In this case, the systems may not be experiencing any issues, but rather, the individuals are simply unsatisfied with how those systems are not operating. This brief argument supports the saying and makes a case for why individuals should not really attempt to resolve issues that do not exist.
Often times, individuals will attempt to
improve on the way a certain system functions, not because the system is
experiencing problems, but rather, because they are unsatisfied with the way
the system is operating. In the process, these individuals may end up harming
such a system or creating more problems for the system. Within a business
perspective, organizations may attempt to improve systems ostensibly to improve
the customer care experience yet in the process, they would end up irreparably damaging
users’ experience with such a system. This
saying is perhaps non-better true or more applicable than in today’s era of
software dominance and enhanced competition, where organisations constantly
make improvements in a bid to enhance users’ experience. For instance, Whatsapp
users have reported dissatisfaction with the applications latest updates
(Chibber, 2017). In this case, the developers of Whatsapp had introduced the
new features as a competitive strategy, but had not factored in what users
wanted. In a different scenario, Gawande (2015) reports on how unnecessary
medical care is harming patients in the United States. This examples illustrate
that unnecessary changes can be more harmful than beneficial.
References
Chibber, J. (2017, March). Whatsapp accepts its Latest Feature is Not a Hit!! Retrieved from The Edgy Mind: http://www.theedgymind.com/2017/03/01/whatsapp-accepts-latest-feature-not-hit/
Gawande, A. (2015, May). Overkill. Retrieved from The New Yorker: http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/05/11/overkill-atul-gawande