Myth: A bad tool means it's time to rip and replace

Myth: A bad tool means it's time to rip and replace

The reflex when a platform underperforms: tear it out, re-evaluate, re-implement. The correction: most stack pain is configuration and ownership, not the tool — and migration resets you to zero learning.

— A thread on the "it's the config, not the tool" diagnostic before any RFP.
— A MarTech postmortem on a re-platform that recreated the same problems.
— A migration-cost worksheet: retraining, lost history, integration rebuild, dip in output.
— A checklist of fixes to try before signing anything new.

Skip if the vendor is sunsetting the product. Essential if you've blamed three tools for the same outcome.

That's the stack for this week. Forward to a teammate.