Reacting to a series of disappointing statements heard in a recent episode of Lenny's Podcast where Nan Yus, Linear's Head of Product, spoke about the tradeoff between Speed and Quality.
Very good point of view, thanks Sergio for sparking a beautiful reflection!
I believe any creative process can be reduced to a long and complex network of decisions. Any activity from the most tactical to the most strategic is at its core a manifestation of decision making. Decisions have tradeoffs embedded to their very nature and definition of neglecting N paths to proceed over the one we put into action.
Now if you look at development as decision making, the ingredients to achieve speed and quality are often the same: Clarity, Policies, Feedback, Communication and any other way to make "information available to" and "knowledge shared among" people. Building an environment that achieve such ingredients, as you suggest, comes with a price.
Also, bonus points for quoting Kahneman, always an easy win to get my unconditional love.
Thanks Sergio, i find your analysis really bold and balanced. It makes a lot of sense to me and mostly, according to my experience, it sticks with reality way more. Those “binary statements” are just like a product tagline, a shiny top of a bright iceberg… what's below the waterline may be surprisingly different.
Very good point of view, thanks Sergio for sparking a beautiful reflection!
I believe any creative process can be reduced to a long and complex network of decisions. Any activity from the most tactical to the most strategic is at its core a manifestation of decision making. Decisions have tradeoffs embedded to their very nature and definition of neglecting N paths to proceed over the one we put into action.
Now if you look at development as decision making, the ingredients to achieve speed and quality are often the same: Clarity, Policies, Feedback, Communication and any other way to make "information available to" and "knowledge shared among" people. Building an environment that achieve such ingredients, as you suggest, comes with a price.
Also, bonus points for quoting Kahneman, always an easy win to get my unconditional love.
Very well said. Your thoughts are actually backed up by Google's research named Project Aristotle:
"The researchers found that what really mattered was less about who is on the team, and more about how the team worked together".
Here's the link for those who may want to read more about it:
https://rework.withgoogle.com/en/guides/understanding-team-effectiveness
Thanks Sergio, i find your analysis really bold and balanced. It makes a lot of sense to me and mostly, according to my experience, it sticks with reality way more. Those “binary statements” are just like a product tagline, a shiny top of a bright iceberg… what's below the waterline may be surprisingly different.