rel:: [[Performance|Performance MOC]] # Method R 1. List the symptoms for which the business needs relief. 2. Sort the list into business-priority order. 3. For each symptom S in the sorted list: - While further relief for S is your top priority: 1. Observe S (_look at it!_), ideally, in the act of misbehaving. 2. Find the cause C of the misbehavior. 3. Relieve S by curing C. ## Reference - [Faster: How to Optimize a System](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09Q6SYBJR) by [[Cary V. Millsap]] and [[Jeffrey L. Holt]] ^42e012