~ Tyranny of or ~

People Over Process

It’s People. It’s Process. It’s technical. It’s socio-technical, and you can’t choose one instead of the other.

Biases: The Tyranny Of Or

Biases blind us to choices. Usually without us even knowing it. No matter how boolean a computer is, the world is an analog place, and things are on a continuum. Our choices should acknowledge that fact.

Motivation

What motivates you? Is it internal or external? Can it be both? Should it be both?

Visibility

You need more than the ability to do the work. You need to be seen doing the work.

Where do defects come from?

Is it someone’s fault, the system’s fault, or a balance of both?

The Tyranny of Or

Is it really A or B? Could it be A and B? Could it be part of A and part of B? You have a choice