One of the most disregarded principles of the Agile Manifesto is perhaps one of the most important: Simplicity—the art of optimizing the amount of work that’s not necessary. Frankly, simplicity seems simple enough, but in reality it’s as complicated as the work we are so often asked to deliver on—work that we may ultimately find was not worth doing. This session explores the complexities of this sort of counterintuitive workstream optimization, with low-effort tactical approaches to preventing such waste in software and product development. The session attempts to codify the things teams need to do to truly execute on simplicity, and as a bonus, fulfill what is likely the most important principle of the Agile Manifesto: satisfying the customer. Short of applying Monte Carlo methods to our backlog, we’ll explore how to apply the concepts of thoughtful lean metrics to improve our abilities to deliver value.