Removing 'karmic debt' from software development

7th September 2008

When you do something in a hurry and cut corners, you are introducing 'karmic debt' to your project and are ultimately making more work for yourself in the future.

Ten minutes today is twenty tomorrow.

You may save ten minutes today by not checking through the work you have done but you will find that to come back to it another day will take you an extra twenty minutes to get back up to speed before you start being productive again!

We believe in allowing people the time and resources to complete tasks to their own satisfaction, the time allocated for any given task should be agreed with the person who has responsibility for that task.

Make some room for satisfaction.

This encourages thinking through what is to be done and ensures there is enough time to do it properly. It also leads to a greater sense of satisfaction from the work being done; A reduction in karmic debt within the system and more happiness all round!