IDG Contributor Network: The art of maximizing work not done

Most of us in the Information Technology world are busy people.  We are certainly in the age of push technology overload and minimizing wasteful work at personal, professional and corporate level is a constant goal.From the Agile Manifesto, there are twelve principles[1] related to software delivery.  All the principles still have deep meaning 15 years after the establishment of them, but one that repeatedly resonates with me is the tenth principle: "Simplicity--the art of maximizing t