The person choosing the software isn't the person living in it — design must satisfy the evaluation demo and the thousandth daily use; power-user needs win the long game.
Roles, permissions, approval chains, and audit trails aren't bloat — they're the actual job; B2C simplification instincts amputate requirements.
Mandated users need efficient onboarding to competence, not delight theater — change management and training-in-flow matter more than first-run charm.
Performance standards, empty-state guidance, and copy that speaks human — the consumer bar for polish, applied to workflow depth.
Skipping the discipline this article describes until an incident, audit, or stalled project forces it — every practice above is cheaper adopted early than retrofitted under pressure.
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