Ingredient 43.Look for Commonalities
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Learn from the past to create something new.

“The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson, essayist and poet

The Problem

Teams duplicate efforts because they’re not aware they’re working on something that has been done before.

The Solution

Research what other teams and competitors have already proved useful, and use that knowledge to inform decisions.

  • Learn from past success. Find out why something worked previously. Look for opportunities to abstract or transform ideas from the past to help teams find solutions to enhance and complete requirements more quickly. ...

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