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====== Pithy Slogans ======

Sometimes you just need a couple of slogans to catch on in an organization to really drive an idea. Here are some slogans that have worked in various transformations.

  * Start with 'why'
  * Go and see
  * No demo, no numbers
  * Ship it, dont' WIP it
  * Continuous flow; continuous dough
  * Stop starting, start finishing
  * Right to left, top to bottom
  * Diversity trumps ability
  * Focus on the problem not the people
  * Don't treasure what you measure
  * Treat defects as evidence of missing tests
  * Pair programming is pair thinking, not pair typing
  * Assume variability, preserve options
  * Scope doesn't creep. Understanding grows
  * You can't scale crappy code
  * Intergration points control product development
  * Develop on a cadence; deliver (release) on demand
  * Lead people; manage things
  * Nail it before you scale it
  * Value is rare, extreme and obvious in retrospect
  * Never mistake motion for action
  * 'Yes' is easier to say; 'No' is easier to do
  * Be quick but don't hurry
  * No one has to change; survival is optional
  * Its better to prepare and prevent than to repair and repent
  * We never have time to do it right but we always have time to do it twice
  * Don't trade uncertain earliness with certain lateness
  * Don’t move information to authority; move authority to the information.
  * Respect the ceremony
  * Zero failure is a failure
  * MindWIP
  * Stop controlling people; start controlling value delivered
  * Don’t begin if you’re not all in
  * Disagree, then commit
  * Absolutely #noabsolutes
  * What, so what, now what
  * Don't inspect and forget!
  * Delivering value to the customer takes priority over delivering features
  * Persistence beats resistance 
  * Dependencies mean delays (or risk)
  * The answer is SAFe; now what was the question?
  * Improved DX (developer experience) means improved CX (customer experience)!
  * The longer things take, the longer they will take
  * Have we done enough for now for this product or service?
  * You can do it all, just not at the same time

And my personal motto:

  * Constant pressure, gently applied


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