Process vs people vs results

Jason Yip
Mar 17, 2024

Bad process + incompetent people + bad results = The worst scenario

Bad process + competent people + bad results = Bad systems overwhelming good people

Bad process + incompetent people + good results = Dumb luck

Bad process + competent people + good results = Relying on heroics

Good process + incompetent people + bad results = Doing the best you can with what you have… but it’s not enough

Good process + competent people + bad results = Bad luck (aka “a bad beat”)

Good process + incompetent people + good results = Doing the best you can with what you have… and winning!

Good process + competent people + good results = The best scenario

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Jason Yip

Senior Manager Product Engineering at Grainger. Extreme Programming, Agile, Lean guy. Ex-Spotify, ex-ThoughtWorks, ex-CruiseControl