Mura
A Japanese word meaning inconsistency or variability in processes.
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“process delays”
Friction
Elements in a process that cause resistance or slow down user actions, which can lead to frustration or be used intentionally to prevent errors and encourage deliberate actions.
Intertemporal Choice
The study of how people make choices about what and how much to do at various points in time, often involving trade-offs between costs and benefits occurring at different times.
Hofstadter’s Law
A principle that states tasks always take longer than expected, even when considering Hofstadter's Law itself.
CoD
Cost of Delay (CoD) is a metric that quantifies the economic impact of delaying a project, feature, or task.
Bye-Now Effect
The tendency for people to defer purchasing decisions to a later time, often leading to procrastination.
Hyperbolic Discounting
A cognitive bias where people disproportionately prefer smaller, immediate rewards over larger, later rewards.
Dependency Management
The process of identifying, assessing, and controlling dependencies between tasks or projects to minimize risks and ensure smooth project execution.