1114 the Statistical Outlier

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Originally Posted by Karthik

If you want to learn more about our processes you can also check out the following resources:

Simbot Seminar Series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...o6sOEVMR821tkV

Podcast with the EWCP describing our processes: http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=96123

Team Created Resources: http://www.simbotics.org/resources

Thanks again, Karthik. I watched the "Strategic Design" video on several times in December and kept it and others in the series going as "background music" while doing paperwork at the office. I will have to download the podcast for future study.

Originally Posted by DonRotolo

You see, that's the thing: 1114 is successful because they work at it, tenaciously and incessantly. But it's no secret: Not only do they post reams of information for all to see, Karthik has spoken at CMP about their process for as long as I can remember. Most are recorded and available somewhere.

The way I see it, beating 1114 is easy: Just do what they do, only more better.

Originally Posted by waialua359

Even out here in Australia, I heard that 1114 started CADing during week 3, and in previous seasons, normally later. A team that is able to spend that much time dissecting the game is pretty inspiring to say the least.
The one thing elite teams do is not spend all their time trying to make mechanisms work.
We spend a lot of time trying to make our ideas work, thus not being able to afford the time spent to wait that long given our situation and mentor resources.

1114 can correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm sure they can figure out where I heard it from.

I have never attended one of 1114's team meetings but analyzing the results of their efforts leads me to believe that their design process a lot like the one used at best run, most progressive and highest performing company I have worked for (15-20% growth, every year without fail, leading to market dominance, with the same headcount). It is interesting to note that that company also shared their "secrets" with other manufacturers on a regular basis.

Originally Posted by eddie12390

The key to winning football games is scoring more points than the other team.

The key to winning football games is understanding how one can ensure that one scores more points than the other team.