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During a 'Analyze Current State' exercise, you discover that the existing legacy system has a technical debt that costs \($200,000\) annually in maintenance. A new solution costs \($800,000\) to implement and will reduce maintenance to \($40,000\) per year. However, the organization's internal rate of return (IRR) is 12%. What is the most critical non-financial factor you must assess before recommending this change strategy?
publish date: 2026/03/25 20:30:20.192429 UTC
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Correct Answer
The organization's cultural readiness and capacity to absorb the change
Explanation
In Strategy Analysis, organizational 'readiness' and 'culture' are primary constraints that can cause a technically sound strategy to fail.
Reference
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