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Antipattern #17 · ownership · p. 145
Creating Dependencies
Self-sufficient teams that reduce reliance on others increase productivity exponentially.
The Tin Man Behavior
Operating with structures and processes that force teams to rely on other teams, resources, or external knowledge to get work done.
The Results
- ·Fragmented ownership of outcomes
- ·Bottlenecks and delays hold up value delivery
- ·Reduced ability to see and react to threats or opportunities
How Octopus Organizations Behave Instead
- ↳They see dependencies as defects that should be minimized or eliminated.
- ↳They detect dependencies and reimagine team boundaries to eliminate them.
- ↳They encourage escalations about dependencies to leadership to clear bottlenecks.