Simple – easily understood or done, presenting no difficulty (minimal complexity)

Efficient – achieving maximum productivity with minimum wasted effort or expense

Effective – successful in producing a desired or intended result.

Simple is easier to implement and expand.

Efficient is more sustainable.

Effective is necessary to achieve an outcome.

If you aren’t meeting all these criteria, you might need to reconsider.

For any process or procedure ask yourself these questions:

1. Is this more complicated than it needs to be?
2. Does the amount of improvement match the amount of added complexity?
3. How quickly could I teach this to someone else?
4. How quickly could someone else implement this process?
5. Am I getting enough output for the amount of input to sustain this?
6. What is the most scarce or limited input (time, money, skill)?
7. Is this actually working?
8. Am I getting the desired result?