- Last Updated: [[2020-12-13]] - [[2020-12-11]] - [[Productivity]] [[Software Development]] [[Software Testing]] [[Psychology]] #[[Decision-making]] - Related - [[Testing Centers of Excellence must weigh the need for overall quality standards with the need for Agile delivery.]] - Choices can often be viewed in terms of long-term and short-term goals. Both are essential, and neither is more important than the other. - Long-term goals give direction and communicate intent in the chaos of more specific plans that may or may not come to pass. - Short-term goals tend to be more practical, because [[The immediate is the most accurate.]] It's easier to foresee what's going to happen tomorrow than what's going to happen next year, so the chances of a successful intervention are significantly higher if they target immediate needs. -