{"id":3500,"date":"2021-04-09T12:36:56","date_gmt":"2021-04-09T16:36:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chrisgrundemann.com\/?post_type=avada_portfolio&#038;p=3500"},"modified":"2021-04-16T12:37:49","modified_gmt":"2021-04-16T16:37:49","slug":"14-tech-leaders-share-their-best-tips-for-upgrading-old-systems","status":"publish","type":"avada_portfolio","link":"https:\/\/chrisgrundemann.com\/index.php\/portfolio\/14-tech-leaders-share-their-best-tips-for-upgrading-old-systems\/","title":{"rendered":"14 Tech Leaders Share Their Best Tips For Upgrading Old Systems"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1372.8px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:20px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p><strong>Start by asking lots of questions.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Before you jump in and start making changes to an older system, be sure you first understand how it works and why it\u2019s been built the way it has. It can be easy (and often tempting) to blame the person or people before you for all these \u201cbad\u201d designs. 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