Artificial consistency can bring value to nontechnical processes. For example, standardizing on one programming language makes recruiting, hiring, and, ultimately, sharing engineering resources much easier. But when the principal purpose of a modernization effort is to provide technical value, be careful not to be seduced by the assumption that things that look the same, or that we use the same words to describe, actually integrate better.
Artificial consistency focuses on similarity of form and classification over functionality. Two things shouldn't be forced together just because they look similar.
