[scott_w]

The way I’ve explained this before is “would you rather small issues that we can fix one by one until anyone really notices or would you rather we hit all those issues in one big go?” Your mileage may vary.

[RussianCow]

Intuitively, I think most managers think that tackling everything in one go is somehow easier or less risky.

[scott_w]

Speaking as a manager: any managers that think that are wrong.

[michaelcampbell]

Sure, but that doesn't mean it's not pervasive.