lThe point of business
Increased shareholder
value - cash
lWilliam of
Occam, 14th century logician and Franciscan friar
entia non sunt
multiplicanda praeter necessitatem
entities
should not be multiplied beyond necessity
"All
things being equal, the simplest solution tends to be the best
one.“
It often
happens that the best explanation is much more complicated than the simplest possible explanation because it
requires fewer assumptions.
lPareto Principle, by Joseph
M. Juran named after Vilfredo Pareto, Italian economist
"for
many phenomena, 80% of the consequences stem from 20% of the causes“
--
en.wikipedia.org
lCost Benefit Analysis
Estimate days for
development
Estimate
hidden costs and benefits e.g. of more stable framework
Cost comparison ->
decision
Perfection vs.
pragmatism