lean thinking
According to the “Just in Time” principle in the lean approach, these questions should be answered in order and should be defined on separate documents. First, the business requirements and user requirements should be defined and listed on business-case or vision and scope documents; then functional requirements, nonfunctional requirements, and
... See moreEmrah Yayici • LEAN Business Analysis Mentor Book
Jim is an engineer and works for “THE COMPANY”. A client has requested a JSON file that contains all recent, Canadian buyers of their “PRODUCT ABC”. Jim can handle this task no problem, but thinks it is a little short-sighted. Jim thinks to himself, “What if they want to check buyers from the US? What if they want a shorter or longer time frame?”.... See more
Deliver the Bare Minimum
Example of overengineering, a phenomenom which assolates IT development and impairs keeping things simple
Normalmente, a raiz do problema é a falta de gestão básica do processo.
Robert O. Martichenko, John Shook, • Tudo Que Sei Sobre Lean Aprendi No 1º Ano Da Escola
Então Brent e eu pegamos tesouras, fita adesiva, cola e post-its. No fim das contas, você realmente aprendeu tudo o que precisa saber no jardim de infância.
Jeff Sutherland • Scrum - A Arte De Fazer O Dobro De Trabalho Na Metade Do Tempo
Essa é uma alusão divertida aos materiais simples que não apenas o Scrum, mas o kanban, o painel de indicadores, o Kaizen e tantas outras ferramentas de melhoria contínua precisam. Com pouco — só o que aprendemos na pré-escola, é possível alcançar resultados incríveis.
Deliver the Bare Minimum
btxx.org
Excellent text on the need to keep things simple when talking about software development (although also applicable in other areas)
I once had to figure out how much data storage my office could save by erasing old news articles. Users told me that they did not want anything erased, in case they needed it in the future. But when I checked the usage data, I found that 80% of articles accessed were from the last 3 months. and only 6 articles older than 12 months had been
... See moreEnsley Tan • How to use Obsidian or any note-taking app for work (aka don’t fall for PKM candy)
Esta é uma observação fantástica em termos de 5S Digital. A primeira coisa que nos vem à mente quando alguém fala em apagar nossos arquivos, documentos, plantinhas, fotos, etc é que “vamos precisar disso um dia, então é melhor manter just in case”. Mas na prática, a teoria é outra.
A lot of developers want simplicity in the same way that a lot of clients claim they want a fast website. You respond “OK, so we can remove some of these 17 Javascript trackers and other bloat that’s making your website horribly slow?” – no, apparently those are all critical business functionality.
In other words, they prioritise everything over... See more
In other words, they prioritise everything over... See more
Luke Plant • No one actually wants simplicity
Is simplicity your highest or lowest priority?