In that 2003 S-Team meeting, Jeff broke down the process of managing dependencies in three easy steps (while, of course, yelling and wildly gesticulating like a madman): Whenever possible, take over the dependencies, so you don’t have to rely on someone else. If that is impossible, negotiate and manage unambiguous and clear commitments from others. Create hedges wherever possible. For every dependency, devise a fallback plan—a redundancy in a supply chain, for example.
