Jan 31
Appreciation
Category: Creativity
How to use
Staring with a fact, ask the question “So what?”. Keep on asking until all possible inferences have been drawn.
Example
Fact: the scope expands and we are lacking a resource for the newly discovered functionalities.
- So what? We might need overtime to meet deadline.
- So what? We will be tired.
- So what? Moral will be affected.
- So what? More mistakes may be caused.
- So what? Product quality will be affected.
- So what? Less return from customer.
- So what? Moral even deeply sinks.
- So what? Attrition.
- So what? Chaos
- So what? To control this, shadow resources and resource backup must be planned.
Advantage
This tool helps extract maximum information from original facts. More information can be used to solve the problem.
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Last update January 31, 2008
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