Value Goes to Zero as Time Approaches Infinity

The longer something takes to deliver value, the less valuable it is. For example, when building a feature for a product, if it takes a year to build, it’s going to be less valuable than if it were to take a month because of the opportunity cost.

There are a few ways I’ve found to apply this principle. Time boxing work so that the total cost of time knowable. Make a rule that there are no “blank check” projects i.e. run on project that has no timeline or plan.

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