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Re:Excess Management Is Costing the U.S. $3T Per Year (2016) by drewcoo on Saturday January 07, 2023 @06:14PM (#34294064)
> management was an active impediment of getting work done

That's kind of the point of bureaucracy, isn't it? To slow the rate of change in a system?

The trick is adding bureaucracy (management layers) once something is not only working now but working in a way you'd like it to X-many years in the future. Then you freeze-ray your process with bureaucracy.

Side note: that's also why a large, bureaucratic government is supposed to be good - it means it will be stable and only accept small, slow change.

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Re:Excess Management Is Costing the U.S. $3T Per Year (2016) by jopsen on Saturday January 07, 2023 @07:00PM (#34294459)
Reminds me of some clips from "Yes Minister" (old comedy show) where the official assisting the minister declares that the purpose of government is continuity/stability, etc.

While funny, it's extra funny because it's true. Slow gradual change is much safer than massive revolutions -- regardless of whether your talking product development or politics.

Big change in complex systems are best done gradually.

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