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Antipattern #16 · ownership · p. 137
Gatekeeping Approval
Tenets and guardrails that remove checkpoints speed up teams.
The Tin Man Behavior
Creating complex, multilayered approval processes that disperse decision-making across multiple siloed functions.
The Results
- ·Reduced agility, slow time to market
- ·Increased overhead and costs
- ·Decreased innovation, morale, and ownership
How Octopus Organizations Behave Instead
- ↳They prioritize speed by letting teams make their own decisions but within guardrails.
- ↳They automate checks and establish clear exception processes.
- ↳They employ tenets that express core values and decision-making criteria to replace gatekeepers.