Practices

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Introduction

We discovered our practices by running experiments and analyzing the data. We came up with several options for each category. We then tried each one for an iteration or two and analyzed our metrics. Our primary metrics were velocity and red card rate.

Only later did we explain why the chosen practices outperformed their competitors. Looking at the winning practices, and feeling the way the team operated, the ties to Beginner’s Mind, competencies, and so forth are obvious. After we had discovered this trend, we used it to predict likely successful future practices. However, our adoption process was deductive, not inductive.