Many times, they are indeed MBA problems. VPs micromanaging instead of delegating, not investing enough money into hiring, retaining and developing their talent

Many times, they are indeed MBA problems. VPs micromanaging instead of delegating, not investing enough money into hiring, retaining and developing their talent, etc. Other times, it is a problem with the existing developers. Choosing not to learn/follow industry best practices. Creating an over-engineered solution instead of a simple one. Skimping on automated testing and spending more time on manual testing instead. Making their colleagues wait an inordinate amount of time for a simple question, code-review or approval. There are many things developers can do that would slow down their team's productivity. I don't think tribal finger-pointing is very productive. It really does vary case-by-case.