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Sean Sullivan's avatar

While I appreciate the break-down and alternate ways to assess investments, it is not clear to me that multiple continuum dimensions makes financial modeling work easier. For most, “Maintenance” work may be sufficient and simpler.

Beyond Finance, I like thinking about work through different lenses. These are some great ideas. That said, we need to be careful not to over-analyze potential investments as the more we break things down the more brittle it will be when faced with continuous change and actuals.

For quick, evolving analysis I often prefer simpler categories like those derived from the Kano model (even without using surveys to identify them). Have you considered those as they do seem comparable to some you propose here?

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Deanna McNeil's avatar

I really admire how you shine a light on a topic. Thank you for proposing a different model for how work can be classified.

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