> most management teams would prefer their employees to be predictable and observable (ie, under control) than be efficient. we're in this exact phase - sacrif

> most management teams would prefer their employees to be predictable and observable (ie, under control) than be efficient. we're in this exact phase - sacrificing efficiency, team morale and independence to make the boards look cleaner to "raise the bar" per se. We're a small efficient team in a massive org. Manager does a great job of not making stupid decisions, values people's time and is clear about the metrics the team gets evaluated on. somewhere along the way he's, missed the reality that clean user stories and tasks, complete with points down to hours and acceptance criteria can still be completely f$#king wrong compared to the actual work that needs to be done. Not because the people are idiots but because thats how most software work is. You find out when you actually start working on it. But if you mandate that you need a well cut plan before code gets written, you mostly get well written $hit. We just embarked on this journey which I can mostly predict the outcome of. sad, true.