A Band-aid fix is a term used for fixing a problem locally, typically only addressing symptoms rather than underlying [[5 Whys|root causes]]. The connotation with the term "band-aid fix" is _usually_ bad. It's often applied to mean "you are actually fixing the problem". However, sometimes the band-aid fix _really is_ the best approach. There's a [[Pareto Analysis]] to be done. Systems can be designed to eliminate 100% of errors, but only if you put in a crazy amount of work, whereas eliminating 99% of errors may be achievable with 10% of the work, and letting band-aid fixes suffice for the remaining 1%. **** # More ## Source - self ## Related - [[Enough is Hard to Recognize]]