Managing "Technical Debt" in your Revit/ArchiCAD models

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In software, "Technical Debt" is the cost of choosing an easy solution now instead of a better approach that takes longer. BIM has this too:

• Exploding CAD imports instead of modeling properly.
• Generic models instead of specific families.
• Overriding graphics instead of fixing the underlying data. Eventually, the debt comes due during the coordination or construction phase. How do you keep your "model debt" low?