AI didn't make you faster. It just hid the real bottleneck. #Productivity #FutureOfWork
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The meeting to discuss a feature, now The meeting to discuss a feature, now takes longer than building the feature. takes longer than building the feature. takes longer than building the feature. The PRD can take longer than the The PRD can take longer than the The PRD can take longer than the prototype. The planning process can take prototype. The planning process can take prototype. The planning process can take longer than shipping three version and longer than shipping three version and longer than shipping three version and seeing which ones work. The bottleneck seeing which ones work. The bottleneck seeing which ones work. The bottleneck has moved, but our work habits are still has moved, but our work habits are still has moved, but our work habits are still stuck in the way we've worked most of stuck in the way we've worked most of stuck in the way we've worked most of our careers. There's a manufacturing our careers. There's a manufacturing our careers. There's a manufacturing principle that explains a lot of what's principle that explains a lot of what's principle that explains a lot of what's happening here. When you eliminate a happening here. When you eliminate a happening here. When you eliminate a bottleneck in a manufacturing system, bottleneck in a manufacturing system, bottleneck in a manufacturing system, the bottleneck doesn't actually the bottleneck doesn't actually the bottleneck doesn't actually disappear. It moves somewhere else disappear. It moves somewhere else disappear. It moves somewhere else downstream in the system.
Summary
The core issue is that development planning and review processes have become so protracted they exceed the actual feature build time, mirroring a manufacturing principle where eliminating one bottleneck simply shifts it elsewhere. This highlights a need to adapt long-ingrained work habits. The practical takeaway is that focusing solely on removing visible engineering bottlenecks is insufficient when the true impediments lie in the administrative and review stages of product development.