The original title is: "Why Integrations Derail Product Roadmaps: Hidden Costs in Documentation, Data, and Security"

Short summary

Integrations look deceptively simple on roadmaps but unravel when engineering teams hit incomplete documentation, mismatched data models, authentication complexity, and edge cases in production. The article breaks down why the work around the connection — not the connection itself — drives delays and scope creep. It offers a structured look at the hidden costs that planners routinely underestimate.

• •Integrations appear simple in planning but hide complexity in documentation gaps, data mapping, and security
• •The real cost is everything around the connection, not the connection itself
• •Roadmaps underestimate investigation, testing, and failure-recovery time

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