![]() ![]() How many times have you become frustrated with a counter-intuitive software interface or followed a process of seemingly inane steps to try and accomplish a task? Sometimes it can seem like the old Infinite Monkey Theorem is being applied to design whereby if enough product versions are released, eventually through trial and error, and market testing and rejecting, the engineers will finally get it right. It seems though, that on the business side, we are much more willing to struggle at times with more complex technological offerings. Think about the items that we now use every day in our personal lives without a second thought – television, our cars, cell phones – all of these follow the KISS Principle – or at least the ones that continue to be successful on the market do. We all know that the best and most useful technologies are the ones that keep things simple, and that we can easily integrate into our daily lives. The term is associated with intuitive systems of intelligent architecture, designed to keep underlying programs manageable over time. KISS is not meant to imply stupidity – quite the opposite in fact. ![]() The KISS Principle, or Keep It Simple Stupid, has become a widely recognized design doctrine that builds upon two fundamental foundations that people like things that are easy to learn and use, and a company that provides offerings that meet these consumer requirements, will position themselves for competitive advantage through reduced costs, quicker time to market and increased sales by meeting market demand. ![]()
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