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Method Tests
A running collection of practical tests: what helps, what does not, and what the work teaches us.
What this series does
Method Tests starts with a real question, examines the work around it, and names the limits of the answer. Each installment is built to be useful before it is built to be impressive.
- Identify a real question.
- Show the method and the result.
- Name what should remain human.
First installment
A practical test for useful automation is the first published installment. The accompanying visual briefing makes the same test easy to scan.
Continue through the collection.
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Systems
A practical test for useful automation
Five questions for deciding whether an automation removes real work or merely adds another system to maintain.
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Five questions for useful automation
A short visual briefing distilled from Method Tests: five questions for deciding whether an automation removes real work.
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