When Is Something “Good Enough” to Ship?
Envelope by Ana María Lora Macias from The Noun Project
No one really cares that you’re an overachiever. As creative professionals, we’re seldom satisfied with our output because it’s seldom perfect. But more often than not, good enough is perfect. Head of Creative & Design at HubSpot, Keith Frankel, shared a simple guide to recognizing when a deliverable can be considered “good enough.”
It successfully solves the problem, addresses the need, or conveys the message intended.
It is clearly and distinctly on brand.
The quality of work is consistent with or above the level of previous work.
It has been thoroughly yet objectively scrutinized by other qualified individuals.
The final decision of preference had been left in the hands of the creator.
According to Ayelet Gneezy, Associate Professor at the University of California in San Diego’s Rady School of Management, “You really, really want to keep a promise, and anything beyond that is marginal, if anything...Don’t kill yourself trying to over deliver.”
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