Skipping (Rushing Through)

{
  "id": "TRIZ-21",
  "title": "Skipping (Rushing Through)",
  "intent": "Reduce negative effects or inefficiencies by executing certain steps very quickly or bypassing them when their duration adds no value.",
  "triz_principle": {
    "number": 21,
    "name": "Skipping",
    "definition": "Conduct a process or its stages at high speed so that harmful or unnecessary effects do not have time to occur."
  },
  "problem_understanding": {
    "core_contradiction": "Some steps are required by process or structure, but spending time on them creates risk, cost, or delay.",
    "why_this_hurts": "Slow passage through low-value steps amplifies friction: more coordination, more errors, more chances for blocking.",
    "typical_signals": [
      "steps that exist only for formal reasons",
      "process phases where nothing meaningful happens",
      "handoffs that add delay but no insight",
      "controls that matter only if something goes wrong"
    ]
  },
  "solution_logic": {
    "core_idea": "Minimize the time spent in low-value or risky stages instead of optimizing them.",
    "key_rule": "If a step cannot be removed, pass through it as fast as possible.",
    "how_it_resolves_the_contradiction": "The system complies with required structure while reducing exposure to delay, errors, and coordination cost."
  },
  "application_patterns": {
    "consulting": [
      "time-box formal approvals",
      "use pre-approved decision patterns",
      "fast-track standard cases through governance"
    ],
    "software_engineering": [
      "auto-approve low-risk changes",
      "fast-path execution for common cases",
      "skip expensive checks when inputs are already validated"
    ],
    "architecture": [
      "short-circuit logic for safe paths",
      "bypass layers for internal trusted calls",
      "fast lanes alongside full processing pipelines"
    ],
    "enterprise_sap": [
      "automatic approval for low-risk MDG change requests",
      "direct posting paths for pre-validated master data",
      "skipping unnecessary workflow steps for standard changes"
    ]
  },
  "anti_patterns": [
    "skipping without risk assessment",
    "hardcoding bypasses with no auditability",
    "fast paths that silently diverge from main logic"
  ],
  "usage_guidance": {
    "use_when": [
      "steps are mandatory but low value",
      "risk increases with time spent in a stage",
      "most cases are standard and predictable"
    ],
    "do_not_use_when": [
      "the step is critical for safety or legality",
      "skipping hides important feedback or learning"
    ]
  },
  "diagnostic_questions": [
    "Which steps add delay without adding insight?",
    "What would happen if this step took seconds instead of days?",
    "Which cases are safe to rush through?"
  ],
  "example": {
    "before": "Every change request waits days for a manual approval, even for trivial updates.",
    "after": "Standard low-risk changes are auto-approved and pass through the workflow in minutes."
  },
  "meta": {
    "schema": "dkharlanau.dataset.byte",
    "schema_version": "1.1",
    "dataset": "TRIZ-bytes",
    "source_project": "cv-ai",
    "source_path": "TRIZ-bytes/TRIZ-21.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-21.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": "Reduce negative effects or inefficiencies by executing certain steps very quickly or bypassing them when their duration adds no value."
  }
}