# Continuous Improvement

> Iteratively refining a system's design in small, ongoing steps rather than in large infrequent overhauls.

Record: `lexicon:continuous-improvement`
Kind: activity
Layer: [Evolution Principles](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/evolution-principles.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lexicon-continuous-improvement

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Consequences](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/consequences.md) and before [Controlled Architecture Evolution](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/controlled-architecture-evolution.md).

## Category

- [Architecture Review Evolution Governance](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon-category/architecture-review-evolution-governance.md)

## Reinforced by

- [Evolutionary Architecture](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/evolutionary-architecture.md)

## Linked from

- [Architecture Review / Evolution / Governance Artifacts](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/principles/architecture-category-architecture-review-evolution-governance-artifacts.md)