Preliminary Action

{
  "id": "TRIZ-10",
  "title": "Preliminary Action",
  "intent": "Accelerate execution by preparing critical elements in advance so the main action becomes simple and fast.",
  "triz_principle": {
    "number": 10,
    "name": "Preliminary Action",
    "definition": "Perform required actions fully or partially in advance, or prepare objects beforehand so they can be used immediately."
  },
  "problem_understanding": {
    "core_contradiction": "We need fast execution, but preparation and setup consume most of the time.",
    "why_this_hurts": "Work stalls not because execution is hard, but because prerequisites are missing or discovered too late.",
    "typical_signals": [
      "projects blocked waiting for data or decisions",
      "last-minute preparation before go-live",
      "repeated setup work for similar tasks",
      "teams idle while dependencies are resolved"
    ]
  },
  "solution_logic": {
    "core_idea": "Move preparation work earlier and standardize it.",
    "key_rule": "Prepare what is predictable before it is urgently needed.",
    "how_it_resolves_the_contradiction": "Execution becomes fast and reliable because uncertainty and setup effort are removed upfront."
  },
  "application_patterns": {
    "consulting": [
      "prepare decision templates before workshops",
      "pre-align stakeholders on non-controversial topics",
      "create reusable analysis packs for recurring cases"
    ],
    "software_engineering": [
      "scaffold projects and services in advance",
      "predefine contracts and schemas before implementation",
      "prepare test data and environments early"
    ],
    "architecture": [
      "baseline reference architectures",
      "pre-approved technology stacks",
      "infrastructure-as-code templates"
    ],
    "enterprise_sap": [
      "predefined MDG data models and workflows",
      "standard value mappings prepared before migration",
      "cutover checklists and scripts prepared early"
    ]
  },
  "anti_patterns": [
    "preparing things that will never be used",
    "locking decisions too early without feedback",
    "over-standardizing exploratory work"
  ],
  "usage_guidance": {
    "use_when": [
      "the same preparation repeats across projects",
      "execution speed is critical",
      "dependencies are known in advance"
    ],
    "do_not_use_when": [
      "requirements are highly uncertain",
      "early preparation would constrain learning"
    ]
  },
  "diagnostic_questions": [
    "What always blocks execution at the last moment?",
    "Which setup steps repeat every time?",
    "What can be prepared once and reused many times?"
  ],
  "example": {
    "before": "Each project spends weeks defining basic structures and environments.",
    "after": "Teams start from pre-approved templates and focus immediately on business-specific work."
  },
  "meta": {
    "schema": "dkharlanau.dataset.byte",
    "schema_version": "1.1",
    "dataset": "TRIZ-bytes",
    "source_project": "cv-ai",
    "source_path": "TRIZ-bytes/TRIZ-10.json",
    "generated_at_utc": "2026-02-03T14:33:32+00:00",
    "creator": {
      "name": "Dzmitryi Kharlanau",
      "role": "SAP Lead",
      "website": "https://dkharlanau.github.io",
      "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/dkharlanau"
    },
    "attribution": {
      "attribution_required": true,
      "preferred_citation": "Dzmitryi Kharlanau (SAP Lead). Dataset bytes: https://dkharlanau.github.io"
    },
    "license": {
      "name": "",
      "spdx": "",
      "url": ""
    },
    "links": {
      "website": "https://dkharlanau.github.io",
      "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/dkharlanau"
    },
    "contact": {
      "preferred": "linkedin",
      "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/dkharlanau"
    },
    "canonical_url": "https://dkharlanau.github.io/datasets/TRIZ-bytes/TRIZ-10.json",
    "created_at_utc": "2026-02-03T14:33:32+00:00",
    "updated_at_utc": "2026-02-03T15:29:02+00:00",
    "provenance": {
      "source_type": "chat_export_extraction",
      "note": "Extracted and curated by Dzmitryi Kharlanau; enriched for attribution and crawler indexing."
    },
    "entity_type": "triz_byte",
    "entity_subtype": "",
    "summary": "Accelerate execution by preparing critical elements in advance so the main action becomes simple and fast."
  }
}