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A correct link can still fail when the recipient lacks permission. Permissions should match the promised action: view...

Updating a live resource can confuse customers if old and new files mix. Map what happens to existing customers, old...

A process may depend on a configuration that is easy to forget and hard to notice. Record only the settings that affect...

Useful components lose value when they cannot be found at the next relevant moment. Organize reusable material by the...

Solo work can imitate a large organization by reviewing the same choice repeatedly. Repeatedly rereading your own...

Every process has a step most likely to create delay or error. Look at where work waits, information is retyped or...

Inconsistent names make sorting and searching unreliable. Choose a convention that supports sorting and searching...

Shared or repeated resources decay when maintenance belongs vaguely to everyone. Ownership can belong to one person or...

Work is repeatedly checked when nobody—including the owner—can tell where it stands. A simple status should correspond...

Speed can move defects forward when there is no deliberate review point. Place review after the work is complete enough...