This is a well known problem - Joel has a great post on how procedures can kill creativity in his "Big Macs and the Naked Chef" post: http://www.joelonsoftware

This is a well known problem - Joel has a great post on how procedures can kill creativity in his "Big Macs and the Naked Chef" post: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000024.html http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000024.html Slides 40 to 56 of the following NetFlix presentation could be a solution. Instead of adding more processes and procedures, hire good people who are effective at managing complexity: http://techcrunch.com/2009/08/05/other-companies-should-have-to-read-this-internal-netflix-presentation/ http://techcrunch.com/2009/08/05/other-companies-should-have...