Most Frequently Used

Whenever I analyze and design, I ask the user what he does the most frequently. The process that user does most frequently is to be automated first. Then next frequently etc. And I find that it applies to every other aspects of software design.

• Automate most frequently executed process.
• Make efficient implementation of most frequently used code.
• Make it easier for the user to use most frequently used functionality.
• Provide flexibility and simplicity to the most frequently used code.
• Standardize most frequently used protocol.
• etc.

So, put maximum efforts where it is used most frequently. -- VhIndukumar

It's a very simple form of cost benefit analysis, but often suffices.

Also known as OptimizeForTheCommonCase