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Re:Modern work requires attention – constant alerts steal it by YZF on Monday May 22, 2023 @07:48PM (#36038142)
Absolutely. But I think it's still worth talking about productivity in the sense of how much are you investing for the additional value you're generating.

In the context of this discussion and your comment, wouldn't it be better if those teams were aligned and productive? Is that just not possible in large orgs/software or is it just poor management?

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Re:Modern work requires attention – constant alerts steal it by Hermitian909 on Tuesday May 23, 2023 @01:27AM (#36040222)
I think it's just unusual to have enough information to be able to plan up front. There are two aspects:

1. Do we have all the information to make the right product decisions now?

2. Do we have all the information to scope all the technical work?

Both are unusual and the second requires the first. It's not that it never happens (A nearby team in my org did it over the last six months) but this has become harder to achieve as the complexity of software has increased.

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