Building the right tool for the job

It's important to build the right tools to allow people to think about WHAT they are doing instead of HOW they are doing it. What are the benefits of automation. Productivity, consistency, accuracy... and how the best way to achieve this is via simplicity.

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1. Building the
   right tool
   f r b
   @mariagutierrez
   

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3. In love
   I f
   w b w r
   

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4. Operational
   tools
   “r r
   v f r ”
   

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5. Goals
   Productivity
   Accuracy
   Consistency
   Transparency
   

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6. Internal Tool?
   S I b
   Does it exist
   already?
   Hosted vs
   Online Too
   expensive?
   Can be
   customised?
   Enough
   support?
   

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7. Let’s build it!
   

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8. Problem
   K w
   Goal? Domain
   experts
   

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9. User
   K w
   Developer?
   How often?
   

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10. Used
    K w w
    

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11. Reliabity and
    performance
    how
    critical?
    new
    technology?
    

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12. Manage
    change
    

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13. Evangelise it
    Evangelise it
    Evangelise it
    Evangelise it
    

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14. Right?
    W w
    

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15. Goals
    Productivity
    Accuracy
    Consistency
    Transparency
    

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16. r rv w
    https://github.com/livingsocial/rearview
    

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17. $£
    

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18. “W b B f r r w
    r . W ' r
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    r . W r "M , I "
    r "H w ?" r " !"”
    Jason Fried, 37 Signals
    http://www.oreillynet.com/network/2005/03/10/basecamp.html
    

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19. Optimise for
    happiness
    

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21. Thanks!
    @mariagutierrez
    

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