Operational Systems · Tooling · Component
The fit assessment
How well each tool matches the process it supports — and where the process bent to fit the tool instead.
The deliverable
What it is
Tools shape process whether or not anyone intended it. Where a process has bent around a tool’s limitations, that is a decision that was made by default.
The assessment is most valuable before a renewal or a replacement, when there is still a decision to make.
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What it is made of
Each element is a constituent part of the component. Follow one to see the attributes it carries.
The requirements
What the process actually needs from the tool.
3 attributes: Requirement · Essential or desirable · Process step
LearnThe fit
How well the tool meets each requirement in practice.
3 attributes: Fit level · Gap · Confidence
LearnThe process compromises
Where the process was changed to accommodate the tool.
3 attributes: Compromise · Severity · Since
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List where the process bent to fit the tool. Each entry is a decision about your work made by a software vendor.
The other components in tooling
The tool inventory
What the organisation actually runs on — including everything acquired by a team without anyone else knowing.
LearnThe retirement plan
What is being switched off, when, and what has to move before it can be — because adopting without retiring is how tool sprawl happens.
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