Limit Work-in-Progress

Learn why it is important to limit your workload.

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I think you have heard the advice to limit your work in progress. People tend to either mechanically follow or dismiss this direction due to unclear motivations behind it. In this section, I want to explain the underlying reason for this recommendation so that you are productive when implementing such measures.

Firstly, more work in progress means fewer things done and a longer feedback loop. As you can imagine, these consequences are not attractive from both the quantity and quality standpoint of deliverables.

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