The document discusses the challenges that can occur after launching a new product or system ("the difficult teenage years"). It recommends three strategies to address these challenges: 1) Set a clear vision for what comes after the initial launch; 2) Identify and prioritize the highest impact areas to focus on improving; 3) Communicate the vision and priorities extensively within and outside the team through updates, talks, blog posts and other channels. Repeated and thorough communication is important to ensure everyone understands the direction.
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Mean % drop in article views between variants and control
Page load time 7 days impact 28 days
1 second slower -4.9% -4.6%
2 second slower — -5.0%
3 second slower -7.2% -7.9%
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Not sure of the value of the work
Not owning or guiding a system just jamming bits in
“Need more developers”
Areas of code people didn’t want to touch
Having to deploy things in a certain order
Duplication of code
Some of the people who set technical direction had moved to other projects
Feature changes felt too bitty
34. These are the three main
themes in the difficult
teenage years
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