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“Slow is smooth, and smooth is fast” Old military saying that I repeat often because I have relearned so many times that shortcuts cause more work (read: probl
by jchook 7y ago
“Slow is smooth, and smooth is fast”
Old military saying that I repeat often because I have relearned so many times that shortcuts cause more work (read: problems and rigidity) in the long run.
Choose one: get it done right, or get it done right now.
- artsyca 7y agoLovely parable, I shall definitely use this expression with clients --
- tunesmith 7y agoOr from my mom: "The hurrieder I go, the behinder I get!" EDIT: Apparently my mom is Lewis Carroll.
- iamaelephant 7y agoIn motorcycle racing there's the phrase, "a fast rider has slow hands".
- 2rsf 7y agounfortunately this does not hold up to reality, in many cases building the right stuff from the beginning is either too long, and you will be late to the market, or simply impossible since you don't have enough information from customers using the product. Among the many wrong reasons to the Agile way of working being able to change and adapt to reality is a valid and important one. I don't know which army are you referring to, but my army reverted to heavy bombing if smooth haven't worked.