PRINCIPLES · HOW WE THINK

THE WORK HAS TO
EARN its place.

New software brings a bill, a maintenance obligation, and a change to how people work. Before recommending it, we ask whether the improvement is worth all three. These four questions guide that judgment.

TEST 01 OF 04

Does it improve an important decision?

We should be able to say whose work will change and why. That might mean fewer late orders, less scrap, or faster quotes.

WHAT WE LOOK FOR
A result the business cares about and a measure we can compare before and after.
TEST 02 OF 04

Does it make the work easier to run?

An application may save time for a planner and create work for three support teams. We count both sides and look for steps or systems that can be retired.

WHAT WE LOOK FOR
A benefit that still holds after maintenance, support, and process changes are counted.
TEST 03 OF 04

Does it preserve useful knowledge?

We ask experienced people how they handle the difficult cases and record the rule, the exception, and the reason. The next person can use that judgment too.

WHAT WE LOOK FOR
Guidance that experienced users have checked and someone is responsible for updating.
TEST 04 OF 04

Can the business own and maintain it?

Your team needs to know how to release a change, investigate a failure, and get help. We plan that handover while the system is being built.

WHAT WE LOOK FOR
People with the access, training, and instructions to run the system after we leave.

Review the case for your next investment.

We can help you assess a proposed use case or decide what to do with a program already under way.

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