Tidy, maintainable cabinet wiring methodology?

mawhin writes: I've seen a couple of articles highlighting folx favourite tidy/untidy cabling, and tos and fros along the lines of 'I always do my cabling *real* tidy' / 'yeah but how can you change stuff when everything's zip tied down'.

'Use velcro not zip ties' is obviously a good tip, but what I'd really like to know is 'how do YOU do it?' or perhaps:

'What methodology would you recommend for installation and ongoing change to ensure that (a) stuff is tidy enough to be able to trace cable (b) stuff isn't so tight the you can't repatch without stripping big chunks of cabling out, and (c) the arrangement doesn't inevitably deteriorate?'

(My particular situation involves a rack of switches next to a rack of patch panels, times several...)