Perhaps our core approach to solving problems is much like a sauciér making the perfect jus: reduce and test.

This is applied to any part of the information science process — whether it’s strategy, requirements, architecture, design, coding, testing, deployment, or lifecycle management.

Reduce all along the way: Minimise inputs, activities, and outputs to improve clarity, trivialise change, and realise value at the earliest opportunity.

Test all along the way: Verify and validate assumptions and expectations. Discover and evolve understanding. Innovate and execute.

Lean. Assured. Savour the results.