CARVE

Explore the named moves and parts below.

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• Split

  When one task secretly contains several different kinds of work, cut it into separate pieces so each piece can go to whoever or whatever is actually right for it.

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• Bundle

  When two pieces of work depend on the same context or judgment, keep them with one person instead of splitting them up.

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• Isolate

  Pull the risky slices of a job into their own separately-fenced piece instead of letting them ride along with the routine work.

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• Mark nondelegable

  Before you hand work off, flag the parts where you personally doing them is part of the result, and keep those.

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