Ultimately it's about maximizing the productivity of the team or engineering organization at large more than it is about optimizing the productivity of a single

Ultimately it's about maximizing the productivity of the team or engineering organization at large more than it is about optimizing the productivity of a single developer. This often means that it's worth creating a mild disruption for individuals if it prevents the team from falling into a dis-coordinated state that can take days or weeks to recover from.