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Thinkie: Work/Wait Ratio

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Kent Beck
Feb 27, 2024
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Trigger: you have a multi-step process where responsibility moves from person to person (or organization to organization)

Transformation: trace a typical recent work item through the process. Add up the time spent actually working on the item & the time the item spends waiting. Divide.

Sometimes this is all you need to do to transform a process. How in th…

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