Different outlook on 80-20 principle..

The 80-20 rule, also known as the?Pareto Principle, is a familiar saying that asserts - 80% of outcomes (or outputs) result from 20% of all causes (or inputs) for any given event.

In this article I am taking a "Different outlook on 80-20 principle" and sharing some interesting insights and learnings.

In my software development experience of more than 15 years, I worked with multiple teams, awesome personnel and experts who performed roles to the best of their abilities.

I always found 80% of personnel perform in the role as EXPECTED to "Deliver continuous value" and 20% EXCEED expectations in the same role and "Deliver beyond value."

Sharing some of those personal insights, observations and thoughts. Hope you would find it interesting and useful.

80% Developers

• Delivers features, user stories and quality code
• Proposes ideas

20% Developers

• Delivers features, user stories and quality code
• Showcases prototypes for the ideas
• Engages with others teams & technical leadership

80% QA

• Ensures each feature meets acceptance criteria
• Certifies that application is good to go to production

20% QA

• Ensures each feature meets acceptance criteria
• Certifies that application meets quality & customer needs and good to go to production
• Knows the value of each feature and workflow from the end-user perspective

80% Product owners

• Understands problems and delivers solutions to customers
• Builds useful products

20% Product owners

• Understands problems and delivers solutions to customers
• Builds valuable products
• Has high focus on customers' un-met needs, pain points and proposes solutions that are timely

80% Scrum masters

• Oversees scrum objectives and dependencies
• Works with the team to deliver Program Increment objectives consistently

20% Scrum masters

• Oversees scrum objectives and dependencies
• Works with the team to deliver value to customer consistently through Program Increment objectives

80% Architects

• Architects and Designs application that meet customer needs and delivers business value
• Focuses on technology and R&D costs

20% Architects

• Architects and Designs application that meet customer needs and make business value
• Focuses on technology, R&D costs and end-user experience
• Brings short-term, midterm and long-term perspective for the product

80% DevOps experts

• Delivers commitments
• Enables timely release of applications

20% DevOps experts

• Delivers commitments
• Provides guidance and enables timely release of applications
• Offers continuous value through proactive measures to reduce costs and operational overheads

80% Project managers

• Delivers project on time with quality
• Develops vision for upcoming releases

20% Project managers

• Delivers project on time with quality
• Develops vision for upcoming releases and opportunities to collaborate
• Puts emphasis on culture, fun and bonding within the team

80% Engineering Leadership

• Manages teams that deliver value consistently
• Provides opportunities for professional growth

20% Engineering Leadership

• Develop teams that deliver value consistently
• Provides opportunities for personal & professional growth
• Encourages innovation and risk taking abilities

If you feel you belong to 80%, you now know "certain elements" that can be embraced and improved.

If you feel you are in 20%, keep learning & improving.

Want to end with this below quote..

Work ethic must exceed the expectation level -?Tom Coughlin

Thanks for reading this article. Any feedback is welcome :)