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5.1.1 - Would You Start This Today? - Run the continue test: say whether it still earns its place, what it costs you in a normal week and which of the three answers comes next.
avoiding overbuild :: Keeping the build small on purpose so it can ship and be learned from.
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5.1.2 - Where Do You Stop, For Now? - Decide what this project asks of you in a normal week, and write down what would make you open it again.
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3.2.3 - Iteration Should Increase Value, Not Just Add Surface Area - Check the iteration value test: say what changed, what user outcome it is meant to improve and what signal will show that it did.
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2.3.2 - Why Cutting Features Is a Design Skill Most Builders Skip - Choose the feature cut: say what stays central, what gets removed and why the product becomes stronger because of that cut.
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2.2.1 - The Routine Work Checklist Nobody Talks About - Define the routine work checklist: say what repeats, who owns it and what done looks like each time.
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1.3.2 - What This Will Not Do (On Purpose) Is Half the Decision - Set the scope boundary: say what stays in, what stays out and why the cut protects the core path.