Leadership decisions are never purely about authority. Every choice has tradeoffs — team dynamics, organizational alignment, timing, and trust.
The human side of engineering at scale — navigating resistance, quantifying hidden costs, and building the conditions where teams make good decisions on their own.
Nearly a quarter of a sprint's work items had missing descriptions — and 60% of the team's daily meeting time was spent clarifying requirements that should have been written down before work started. This isn't a documentation problem. It's a delivery tax with a measurable cost.