KISS Principle

A good way to be productive is the KISS principle (Keep It Simple & Sweet  or  Keep It Simple, Stupid depending on who you ask :) )

When you start a project it may appear tempting to implement all features with buzzwords bells and whitles, making everything perfect. Unfortunately, this may lead to tons of delays and end up with a very complex product that is not adapted to the real needs, especially if the product is at the proof of concept stage. 

The KISS principle says that it is good to have a working imperfect product deployed, get feedback and bring only the additional features. Structure your product into easy to master pieces and implement each one as simply as you can... you can always come back and improve on the pieces with missing functionality afterwards.