It is interesting to think about what processes a framework can allow to be changed, and what needs to stay. That said. I have never been anywhere where the p

It is interesting to think about what processes a framework can allow to be changed, and what needs to stay. That said. I have never been anywhere where the process does not have room for improvement. But often improvement seems impossible for structural reasons, for a team that is not empowered, where people are checked out, or not forthright due to whatever reasons. And like you say, people go through the motions for the sake of doing it, leading to wasted time and more frustration. Eliminating the retrospective is the easy choice to avoid that.