When our systems don't work...

Colleagues,

April 18, 2022

MVP: Know when to use an MVP
 
I was trying to write a different email for today, but I am using a different computer and had some issues:

• My documents weren’t synced onto this computer so I had to get onto the internet and download my template
• The program that the template used wanted me to login
• The login password was on another document that used the same application
• I tried another program and it wanted me to update

 
I don’t have a lot of time and I just need to get this done!
 
Now I am typing on Text Edit, the simplest most basic word processing application available.
 
Elegant solutions are valuable. Being able to click once on an icon in my document and begin typing is awesome.
 
But when systems break down, we are faced with a critical decision: Rebuild and try to fix the system, or use an MVP (minimally viable process). 
 
The answer will vary based on the context, but take a minute to think about your systems:

• Are there things that simply aren’t working?
• In the present moment, is it worth trying to fix them?
• Is there a simple stop-gap process you can use?

 
Cheers!
 
Frederick