Reducing time from idea to production increases effectiveness as a side effect

1. GitLab shows you how fast you go from idea to production https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/18687#note_12633166
2. You can use this to identify blockers and make it faster
3. If you make it faster you can do smaller packets of work per time
4. Smaller packets mean that the change is easier to understand: reducing security bugs, improving quality, improving code review, reducing functionality that doesn't create business value
5. If you deliver a small packet of work it gives you a new viewpoint so you can identify better things to make from there
6. If you can quickly ship the next improvement the business is more likely to accept a smaller packet of work

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/cc @markpundsack @JobV @dzaporozhets