Effort focused on executing against a known challenge or adversary. This type of effort is concerned with the effectiveness of execution using tools, skills and methods. The cognitive context involves a focus on details and fundamentals as opposed to the bigger picture.
Effort focused on analyzing a sought future state or outcome and then evaluating, reasoning and selecting the potential way(s) that this outcome could be reached. This type of effort requires a analytical cognitive context for a person developing the outcome while working alone; and entails participation in collective reasoning and decision-making rituals when working as…
Future cost accrued when past-and-present shortcuts are taken from a technical perspective, including those in design or use of infrastructural components that are suboptimal. Manifests as a present cost beared by technical practitioners, the payments of which come in the form of maintenance due to breakdowns, poor system performance and slowed delivery/deployment cycles.
Future cost associated with past-and-present shortcuts taken from a functional perspective, including lack-of-investment in: sufficient analysis of business risk, change management, business rules, process modeling and full understanding of customer needs Manifests as a cost in the present, beared by functional practitioners, the payments of which come in the form of limitations on innovation and…
Ways to mitigate potential burnout when teams are stretched across the spectrum of being responsive at one end and proactive at the other
Contributor of knowledge and expertise focused on detailing and defining functionality for the fashioning of technology to solve real-world problems. These practitioners are known to focus on the “what” rather than the “how.”
Contributor of knowledge and expertise focused on technology and the inner-workings thereof. These practitioners are known to focus on the “how” rather than the “what.”
What we mean when we refer to proactive effort
What we mean when we refer to responsive effort
Mike Liskow’s unique perspective as an artist and economic philosopher about modern approaches to building technology businesses
