Tis Better to be Effective Than Efficient
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Kent McDonald contrasts efficiency with effectiveness in IT organizations and argues that focusing on effectiveness yields better outcomes. He presents three concrete techniques—creating a shared understanding of the problem, setting guard rails for distributed decision-making, and measuring progress by outcome rather than output—and illustrates them with stories and guidance on when to apply them.
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