I don't think AI will make your processes go faster

3 days ago

AI is often seen as a solution to speed up processes, but this expectation is unrealistic without addressing underlying issues.
Process optimization exercises tend to be simplistic and may misunderstand the real bottlenecks, as highlighted by classics like 'The Toyota Way' and 'The Goal'.
In software development, the main slowdown is often not the coding itself but upstream activities like understanding vague requirements and clarifying feature details.
AI-generated code can produce results quickly, but it requires extensive handholding and detailed documentation to ensure correctness, shifting the bottleneck to requirement specification.
To truly speed up processes, focus on providing predictable, high-quality inputs to bottlenecks, ensuring that workers have all necessary means to perform their tasks efficiently.

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