The problem might not be bad web form UX either. The general problem is one of a new code change requirement in a legacy system. Perhaps we should think about creating an On-Boarding document for new developers before dismantling the original development team, ready to bootstrap a new development team. It could be part of the regular business continuity plans that many companies actively maintain.

This has the feel of a corollary to Fred Brook’s The Mythical Man-Month; The Mythical Effective New Man After Many Inactive Months.