Don't confuse these 12 shortcuts with iteration

Iteration, a core value at GitLab, emphasizes delivering the smallest valuable work quickly to enhance efficiency and value to customers and the community. This practice reduces coordination efforts, enables faster reviews, and facilitates quicker feedback, ensuring each step is in the right direction. However, misconceptions about iteration can lead to mistakes, such as reducing quality, avoiding documentation, compromising security, or shipping non-valuable features. True iteration should not involve shortcuts that lower quality standards, bypass critical security measures, or result in incomplete or non-beneficial outcomes. Instead, iteration requires maintaining high standards, thorough documentation, and ensuring that new features are both valuable and integrated into the default user path. The approach also necessitates realistic timelines, proper planning, and avoiding overworking teams. By clarifying what iteration is not and emphasizing correct practice, GitLab aims to maintain a startup mindset and deliver continuous value to its users.

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