{"id":24554,"date":"2025-05-01T07:04:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T12:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/?p=24554"},"modified":"2025-04-30T22:41:30","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T03:41:30","slug":"how-to-avoid-building-subway-sized-waste-during-an-economic-downturn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/how-to-avoid-building-subway-sized-waste-during-an-economic-downturn\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Avoid Building Subway-Sized Waste During an Economic Downturn"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/how-to-avoid-building-subway-sized-waste-during-an-economic-downturn\/#The_Subway_That_Never_Carried_a_Passenger\" >The Subway That Never Carried a Passenger&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/how-to-avoid-building-subway-sized-waste-during-an-economic-downturn\/#Wasted_Work_Hurts_the_Most_During_Uncertain_Times\" >Wasted Work Hurts the Most During Uncertain Times&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/how-to-avoid-building-subway-sized-waste-during-an-economic-downturn\/#Why_Work_Gets_Stuck%E2%80%94and_What_to_Do_About_It\" >Why Work Gets Stuck\u2014and What to Do About It&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/how-to-avoid-building-subway-sized-waste-during-an-economic-downturn\/#The_Need_for_Visibility_Over_Complexity\" >The Need for Visibility Over Complexity&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/how-to-avoid-building-subway-sized-waste-during-an-economic-downturn\/#Start_Seeing_Impact_in_a_Day\" >Start Seeing Impact in a Day&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/how-to-avoid-building-subway-sized-waste-during-an-economic-downturn\/#Dont_Let_Your_Work_Become_a_Subway_to_Nowhere\" >Don\u2019t Let Your Work Become a Subway to Nowhere&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-subway-that-never-carried-a-passenger-nbsp\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Subway_That_Never_Carried_a_Passenger\"><\/span><strong>The Subway That Never Carried a Passenger<\/strong>&nbsp;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Imagine pouring over $180 million, thousands of hours, and decades of effort into a major initiative, only to never see it used.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s not just a metaphor. It\u2019s the true story of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2016\/8\/10\/12411632\/public-transportation-failures-america-cincinnati-subway\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\"><strong>Cincinnati Subway<\/strong><\/a>, one of America\u2019s most ambitious infrastructure projects that was never completed. Still empty and unused, the tunnels now serve only as a costly reminder of what could have been. It\u2019s a cautionary tale, and one that hits especially hard in today\u2019s climate, when every dollar and developer hour counts.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">In a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/info.planview.com\/10m-in-10-days-unlock-development-efficiency-_webinar_vsm_en_reg.html\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\"><strong>recent webinar<\/strong><\/a>, Alan Manuel, GVP, Product Management at Planview,<\/span> and Maik Hassel, VP, Product Management at Planview, compared this story to the crisis happening inside software organizations right now: the mounting cost of abandoned, outdated, or never-used work. In an economy where efficiency is a matter of survival, the price of waste has never been higher.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-wasted-work-hurts-the-most-during-uncertain-times-nbsp\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Wasted_Work_Hurts_the_Most_During_Uncertain_Times\"><\/span><strong>Wasted Work Hurts the Most During Uncertain Times<\/strong>&nbsp;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Let this sink in: <strong>only 25% of development work today delivers meaningful strategic value.<\/strong> That means three-quarters of what teams build may never drive results, serve customers, or advance the business.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This isn\u2019t about productivity. Teams are working hard. But lack of visibility, shifting priorities, and broken processes mean that good work often ends up buried in silos or lost in backlogs.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And the cost? It\u2019s not just technical debt\u2014it\u2019s financial waste. Organizations sink valuable time, labor, and resources into work that never delivers outcomes. Initiatives that could move the needle get delayed, while teams burn out grinding on features that never see the light of day. Morale drops, momentum stalls, and during leaner times, this kind of inefficiency can quietly derail even the most resilient organizations.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-why-work-gets-stuck-and-what-to-do-about-it-nbsp\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Work_Gets_Stuck%E2%80%94and_What_to_Do_About_It\"><\/span><strong>Why Work Gets Stuck\u2014and What to Do About It<\/strong>&nbsp;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When work stalls, it\u2019s rarely because teams aren\u2019t working hard enough. In fact, most teams are running at full speed. The problem lies in the system: <strong>when teams don\u2019t have visibility into where their efforts are going or which work actually matters, focus fractures\u2014and waste multiplies.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the biggest culprits is constant reprioritization. Urgent requests and last-minute changes pull focus away from strategic initiatives. Teams end up in a reactive loop, patching fires instead of building toward long-term outcomes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then there\u2019s aging work\u2014those tickets and features that quietly sit in backlogs, losing relevance as time passes. No one\u2019s officially killed them, but no one\u2019s actively working on them either. They clog the system and create false signals about progress and capacity.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Team overload is another hidden blocker. When everything is high priority, nothing truly gets prioritized. Developers bounce between tasks, trying to stay afloat, without a clear sense of where progress is stuck or why certain items aren&#8217;t moving.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And finally, tool fragmentation makes everything worse. Different teams use different systems, and without a unified view, leaders and contributors alike are left guessing. This results in data silos, broken communication, and delays that could have been avoided with the right insight.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Without a way to see across the entire delivery pipeline, work gets stuck in the shadows. Waste piles up quietly until the costs become too big to ignore. To break this cycle, teams need real-time visibility into where work stands, what\u2019s slowing it down, and how to shift energy toward what matters most. It\u2019s not about working harder\u2014it\u2019s about working smarter, with systems that support clarity and focus.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-need-for-visibility-over-complexity-nbsp\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Need_for_Visibility_Over_Complexity\"><\/span><strong>The Need for Visibility Over Complexity<\/strong>&nbsp;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The good news is that solving this problem doesn\u2019t require revamping your entire delivery process or adopting yet another heavyweight framework. In fact, the solution isn\u2019t about doing more\u2014it\u2019s about seeing more.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When teams have clear, real-time visibility into how work is flowing (or where it\u2019s getting stuck), they can shift from firefighting to forward-planning. You don\u2019t need months of change management or complex new methodologies to get there. What you need is clarity\u2014to spot when work is aging out, silently stalled, or drifting out of alignment before it becomes a sunk cost.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That clarity comes from a few key capabilities:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Simple, intuitive visualizations<\/strong> that highlight aged work, abandoned efforts, and backlog bloat\u2014without requiring hours of manual reporting.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Outcome-focused metrics<\/strong> that tie delivery work to business goals, so teams can prioritize the initiatives that truly move the needle.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>AI-assisted insights<\/strong> that surface hidden blockers, systemic overload, and patterns of inefficiency that humans alone might miss.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The result? Even teams operating under tight timelines and limited resources can make smarter decisions, faster. Leaders gain a shared view of progress, priorities, and risk. Developers get clarity on where their efforts are most valuable. And everyone works from the same source of truth without having to implement another tool or add more friction to their day-to-day.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In a climate where complexity can kill momentum, visibility is your biggest advantage.<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-start-seeing-impact-in-a-day-nbsp\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Start_Seeing_Impact_in_a_Day\"><\/span><strong>Start Seeing Impact in a Day<\/strong>&nbsp;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In uncertain times, inaction is often costlier than taking the first step. Inefficiencies build fast, but fixing them doesn\u2019t have to be complicated.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most teams already have the data\u2014they just need clarity. With the right visibility, it becomes easier to surface aging work, overloaded teams, and hidden blockers without overhauling your process or adding complexity.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s where Planview Hub comes in. With our <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.planview.com\/products-solutions\/solutions\/software-toolchain-integration\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"software toolchain integration solution (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">software toolchain integration solution<\/a><\/strong>, teams can start seeing actionable insights in under a day, even with messy or incomplete data. With seamless integration across 60+ tools and a 10-day no-cost evaluation, it&#8217;s easy to explore the impact before making a commitment.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/info.planview.com\/hub-product-_demo-on-demand_stci_en_reg.html\" class=\"ek-link\"><strong>Watch this on-demand demo<\/strong><\/a> to see Planview Hub in action. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-don-t-let-your-work-become-a-subway-to-nowhere-nbsp\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Dont_Let_Your_Work_Become_a_Subway_to_Nowhere\"><\/span><strong>Don\u2019t Let Your Work Become a Subway to Nowhere<\/strong>&nbsp;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Cincinnati Subway remains a powerful symbol of what happens when bold initiatives never reach the finish line. In software development, the same story plays out every day. Work gets started but not finished. Value gets planned but not delivered. And over time, the hidden cost of inaction adds up.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But it doesn\u2019t have to be this way.\u00a0Discover how forward-thinking organizations are breaking this cycle, using toolchain integration technologies to surface hidden inefficiencies, refocus their efforts, and deliver work that truly moves the needle.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/info.planview.com\/10m-in-10-days-unlock-development-efficiency-_webinar_vsm_en_reg.html\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\"><strong>Watch the Webinar On-Demand<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Subway That Never Carried a Passenger&nbsp; Imagine pouring over $180 million, thousands of hours, and decades of effort into a major initiative, only to never see it used.\u00a0 That\u2019s not just a metaphor. 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