This is generally why smaller changes are better. They are more easily reviewed, and more easily "steered" as you put it by a good review. And of course having

This is generally why smaller changes are better. They are more easily reviewed, and more easily "steered" as you put it by a good review. And of course having a design doc ahead of time that the team can review and comment on for a longer, more complicated change, is a great thing to do. And compliments the subsequent code review[s].