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Activity is not impact

More commits, meetings, and complexity do not automatically produce a better outcome.

Last reviewed July 2026

What I try to measure

The result should connect to a customer, business, system, or team outcome.

  • A user can complete an important flow more successfully
  • A service becomes faster, safer, or more reliable
  • A delivery risk is reduced
  • Other engineers become more autonomous
  • A repeated source of work or confusion disappears
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