Learning Before Scaling
Category: System Integrity
Principle Intent
Validate that a practice, solution, or system works at small scale before expanding it. Scaling unvalidated approaches amplifies both costs and failure modes.
How to Apply This Principle
This principle is part of the Entrowise Principles Library and is used in the PPA Method to diagnose recurring delivery problems and develop principle-aligned actions. When this principle is violated, delivery teams often experience recurring symptoms that resist solution because the root cause—the violated principle—is never addressed directly.