Chapter 3
Three Principles
Philosophy
The three principles that underpin every PIPS decision: Data Over Opinions, Expand Then Contract, and Close The Loop.
Before you learn the steps, you need to understand the principles. PIPS is built on three core ideas that guide every decision, every tool, and every meeting in the methodology.
Data Over Opinions means that every claim, every diagnosis, and every recommendation must be grounded in evidence. Not gut feelings. Not the opinion of the loudest person in the room. Data.
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- •Data Over Opinions: measure before you act, and measure again after
- •Expand Then Contract: diverge first (generate many options), then converge (select objectively)
- •Close The Loop: every cycle ends with evaluation that feeds the next cycle
- •These three principles prevent the most common process improvement failures