Governance Drift
Observation: Platform governance is rarely broken by large decisions. It erodes through small exceptions. A special configuration is introduced for a specific cluster. A different network policy is applied to solve an urgent issue. A deployment process is modified “just for this case”. Each change is justified locally. Over time, the platform begins to diverge from its original architecture. Implication: When exceptions accumulate without structural reconciliation, governance slowly drifts away from design. ...