Principlev1PR-1021
Establish an error budget that defines acceptable…
Establish an error budget that defines acceptable unreliability as a resource to spend on experimentation rather than a failure to eliminate, because pursuing perfect reliability prevents the risk-taking required for growth.
Why This Is a Principle
Grounded in explore-exploit tradeoffs (Every moment spent exploring is a moment not spent…) and slack being necessary to absorb variation (Intentional underutilization (slack) is necessary…). The principle prescribes budgeting for unreliability to enable the exploration that drives improvement.