That's interesting when there's wiggle room for that. I've led projects where there isn't (in defence). Specifications are prescribed exactly and in detail, de

That's interesting when there's wiggle room for that. I've led projects where there isn't (in defence). Specifications are prescribed exactly and in detail, deadlines are fixed and the ICs job is to implement and that's all. It was a sad state of affairs, but one caused by software being a small cog in a massive machine that isn't software driven. Outside FAANG and software centric businesses, the landscape of responsibility and the availability of autonomy can look very different IMHO Less like craftsmen making fine furniture and more like an assembly line for IKEA furniture. Processes like Scrum form that assembly line which ... like it or not as an IC ... is appropriate in some businesses and industries.