Why Your Team Feels Slow (Even If Everyone Is Good)
The article discusses why teams may feel slow despite having good developers, and how the problem often lies in the system they are working in. The instinct to look at individual team members is usually wrong, and instead, the focus should be on the process and systems in place. By identifying and addressing the bottlenecks and areas of friction, teams can improve their productivity and efficiency.
- ▪Slow teams are almost never caused by slow people, but by systems that create friction and ambiguity.
- ▪The Theory of Constraints states that every system has exactly one bottleneck at any given time, and optimizing elsewhere is waste.
- ▪The DORA metrics provide four numbers that can indicate a team's health and help identify areas for improvement.
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| Publication time | Tue, 30 Jun 2026 07:31:00 +0000 |
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