I'm in the exact same boat with you with regards to bureaucratic and slow central organization. I and the other team members complain about this constantly. We'

I'm in the exact same boat with you with regards to bureaucratic and slow central organization. I and the other team members complain about this constantly. We've escalated the issues to everyone we can, but progress is non-existing or really, really slow. My advice to you is to let it go. It is not your problem [1]. Do your best under the circumstances. That's all you can do anyway. No amount of bitching will fix it. Escalate up the "command chain". Concentrate on constructively outlining what the issues are and how they're affecting your deliverables and how you feel about your work. Don't bitch. Don't point fingers, just document the facts, be factual. Don't speculate on the reasons why things are slow or bureaucratic. If you can phrase things in a way that convincingly point out what the affect of all these issues is to the business (slower pace of innovation, cedeing opportunities to more nimble competitors, product quality issues, increased employee turnover, etc.), the better. After you've escalated the issues to someone, check back with the person periodically to see if anything's being done to address the issue. If you don't see adequate progress within an acceptable timeframe, make up your own conclusions. I've already more or less made up my mind that I will never work in an environment like this again. The amount of time I'm wasting comes with an extremely high personal opportunity cost, IMHO. 1. If, however, you are in the position to solve some of these problems, then try and do that. You probably aren't.