outcome-focused engineering
noun phraseA way of building things where the team cares most about the good result at the end.
The game studio used outcome-focused engineering to make sure players could finish every level without bugs.
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2. An engineering style that measures success by real-world results rather than by how much work was done.
With outcome-focused engineering, the team stopped counting meetings and started counting happy users.
3. A teamwork approach where every technical choice is checked against the final benefit for people.
Outcome-focused engineering helped the bridge builders choose materials that would last a hundred years.
4. A planning method that starts from the desired end result and works backward to the technical steps.
Using outcome-focused engineering, the students designed the robot to win the race before picking any parts.