Ignoring duplicate evidence to avoid extra work

The situation

They received some visual evidence that showed a couple of problems they were already aware of. The evidence was useful for verification, but it did not reveal anything new. They were considering what to do with this information. On one hand, they could use it to start some new work. On the other hand, they could just keep it on file in case it was needed later. They knew that some other people were already working on similar issues, so they did not want to duplicate any effort. They thought about what would happen if they started new work based on the evidence, and they realized it would not be the best use of their time. They decided to keep the evidence as context for the existing work, but not to create any new jobs based on it. They verified that the issues shown in the evidence were already being handled by other people, which reinforced their decision. They were trying to avoid creating any unnecessary extra work. They wanted to make sure they were using their time efficiently. They thought about how they could use the evidence in a way that would be helpful, without duplicating any effort. They considered the potential consequences of starting new work based on the evidence, and they decided it was not worth it. They chose to keep the evidence as context, and to focus on other tasks instead.

What they weighed

• Act on the message and verify the result

• Keep it as context when no action is called for

  Chosen

What they decided

Keep it as context when no action is called for

Why

They did not want to duplicate any effort, and they knew that the issues shown in the evidence were already being handled by other people. They thought that starting new work based on the evidence would be counterproductive, and they decided to focus on other tasks instead. They verified that the issues were already being worked on, which reinforced their decision. They wanted to use their time efficiently, and they did not want to create any unnecessary extra work.

The first step

Keep the evidence linked as context for the existing work, and do not create any new jobs based on it

How they would know it worked

No duplicate work is created, and the evidence remains available as context for the existing work

How it turned out

Not known yet. The result is added here when it comes in.