Technology leaders must help set the standard for True North in their organizations for different types of projects and exposures. Another way to think of this is through the lens of risk analysis. Risk analysis doesn’t mean that we don’t take risks. Some things that are generally considered “bad” can be OK under certain circumstances. These include: Having a single point of failure Having known bugs and issues Being unable to tolerate high load Losing data Putting out code that is undertested Having slow performance

