Understand desired direction

  • Set up a vision on how work should be done in an ideal state. Process focused and NOT outcome focused, i.e., not a business vision
  • Example for software engineering:
    • Zero defects
    • Every check-in to production
    • Highest value first, on demand
    • Motivated people
  • Higher level’s target condition becomes next level’s vision

Grasp current position

  • Collect process metrics AND outcome metrics

Set the next challenge/target condition

  • Focus on process instead of outcome
  • Should take one step closer to the vision AND slight above your current knowledge threshould (“Frugality”)
  • based on the current condition - should be in absolute numbers
  • Set expiry date 1-3 months
  • Use hyphothese - experiment - compare prediction and actual outcome to move forward to the target condition.

Repeatedly move to new target condition until you reached the vision