Due date driven work isn’t necessarily because that’s copied from manufacturing. It often seems to be just an accountability and planning measure. Ie if we (s

Due date driven work isn’t necessarily because that’s copied from manufacturing. It often seems to be just an accountability and planning measure. Ie if we (stakeholders) know the thing will be delivered in June, then I can launch my thing in July and I build that into my forecasts. If there were no deadlines for features And teams could pivot willy billy based on whatever they find, cross functional planning would probably be difficult. I think the right hybrid for larger companies is some agree on cadence for adjustments in direction based on customer feedback / learnings (eg quarterly)