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Band Aid

Also Known As: The Quick Fix, Cosmetic Surgery

Summary

There is a deep-rooted problem in a company/project that will cause the company/project to fail unless addressed. The person(s) solving the problem wants the solution to be quick and painless for the majority or to satisfy the “pointy haired bosses”. The workaround solution gives the company/project a new gloss when really nothing has changed.

Symptoms

Specific To

any

Anti-pattern Relation
Emperor’s New Clothes TBD
Thrown Over The Wall a Band Aid can be Thrown Over The Wall

Sources

[CUN’13]