2026-07-27
When No One's Wrong, Everything's Broken
A typical situation where nobody is really bad at their job:
→ the PO sits in every single product discussion
→ the devs build what's in the ticket, nothing more
→ the Scrum Master is running around trying to help but just adds noise
You can't expect a team to properly perform if they don't get the big picture. As always: "Take it to the team!"
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This is a common pattern. Most teams don't struggle because people lack capability. They struggle because context stays with a few people instead of being shared across the team. When everyone understands the "why" behind the work, ownership naturally increases and collaboration becomes much easier.
Tolu
If we're doing anything new or different, "why" is going to be my first question. It might seem annoying, and some people will lead with "what" and "how". But the way I make sense of things I need to understand what problem we're solving so then I can think critically about the proposed solution. I think I've seen too many shiny solutions that just end up adding additional problems. … more
Nina