Read the following case study about a project decision:

"On a critical software development project, our team was on a tight deadline to launch a new feature. The initial plan involved using a well-established, but older, third-party library that was familiar to most developers. However, during the planning phase, I discovered that this library had known performance bottlenecks and lacked robust support for future scalability. My decision was to advocate for using a newer, more modern library that, while less familiar and requiring more upfront learning and integration effort, offered significantly better performance, scalability, and community support.

The immediate trade-off was increased development time and a steeper learning curve for the team, which put our short-term deadline at risk. To justify this, I conducted a thorough analysis comparing the long-term costs of maintaining and scaling the application with the older library versus the upfront investment in the new one. I presented a business case to my manager outlining the potential future technical debt, increased operational costs, and reduced agility if we stuck with the old library. I also proposed a phased rollout strategy for the new library and offered to lead training sessions to accelerate the team's adoption. This proactive approach allowed us to manage the short-term disruption while securing a more stable and performant system for years to come. Ultimately, the new library enabled us to handle a surge in user traffic immediately post-launch without performance degradation, a feat that would have been impossible with the older component."