I was in this situation --- I had a conversation with a board member where I basically told her this same scenario. (For clarification, I was telling about the possibility of it happening.) Her response: first panic as she realized how much we had to lose, then urgency as she told me to go on ahead and get the software my team was requesting. ...That said, board members and executives have brief memories. I got an approval that one time, but they fall into a comfort zone where they think it will all be ok now, no more improvements necessary. The next time shaking them out of it is harder, and it keeps getting harder every time...

Source author: Gustavo Paiva gdp.direito@gmail.com