Process bankruptcy

Across the engineering industry, it’s common for teams to slip into “agile zombie mode.”

The team spends each morning regurgitating what’s on a Kanban board while everyone tunes out. Hours of team time are dedicated to pointing out tickets and debating estimates, but no one is sure who the estimates are for.

Despite the shortcomings, the team keeps following the same process. The last thing any Engineering organization wants is for teams to slip into “agile zombie mode,” yet industry-wide, it happens.

Consider declaring bankruptcy in your process. Restart with minor or even no process, and reincorporate the process pieces that solve pain points that arise.