“Can you do it quicker if we assume it only has to support squares?”
“Yes but I’m not going to assume that”
“Why not?”
“Who has to do the work to support circles when a circle shows up: you or me?”
I have also tried “Okay we save 2 days by avoiding circles, but now we have to spend 1 day adding validation and messaging to make sure everyone knows circles are unsupported. And now, from here until eternity, if we spend just two 30-minute meetings with 8 people to discuss supporting circles, we will have spent more time than just supporting circles from the start.”
“Can you do it quicker if we assume it only has to support squares?”
“Yes but I’m not going to assume that”
“Why not?”
“Who has to do the work to support circles when a circle shows up: you or me?”
I have also tried “Okay we save 2 days by avoiding circles, but now we have to spend 1 day adding validation and messaging to make sure everyone knows circles are unsupported. And now, from here until eternity, if we spend just two 30-minute meetings with 8 people to discuss supporting circles, we will have spent more time than just supporting circles from the start.”