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One of W. Edwards Deming's "Lesser Categories of Obstacles" contends that the system designed by management is responsible for 85% of mistakes and unintended co
by gpcz 14y ago
One of W. Edwards Deming's "Lesser Categories of Obstacles" contends that the system designed by management is responsible for 85% of mistakes and unintended consequences in a business, while workers are responsible for about 15% (src: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._Edwards_Deming#Seven_Deadly_Diseases https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._Edwards_Deming#Seven_Deadly... ). Deming's 8th Point of Management is to drive out fear so that everyone can work effectively for the company (src: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._Edwards_Deming#Key_principles https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._Edwards_Deming#Key_principl... ). Publicly humiliating the programmer seems to be simultaneously disregarding the symptoms of a systemic issue (namely, a lack of code reviews) and putting everyone on the team into a state of fear.