Don't change too much at once!
I have recently been working on a large Architectural diagram that a significant number of people have been looking at on a regular basis and have followed through its evolution. I have been doing some large changes to this diagram, but rather than making them all at once I have staggered the changes across a number of versions of the diagram. There are a number of reasons I have done this, including: People often get overwhelmed if there is too much that has changed. The validity of the diagram as being a trusted reference is undermined if it is significantly changed with each release. People are often much happier if they are taken on the journey. Less noise. Fewer changes reduces the areas for debate and allows them to be rapidly addressed without the confusion of other changes. Change can be good, but too much at once is often not a good thing. I have been treating the aforementioned diagram like a brand, whereby whilst it is possible to completely overhaul it, if you make small ch...