Why not bring this up in the retrospectives? Why not make your process leaner in the retrospectives? That's what they are for, no? Self-organizing teams is at

Why not bring this up in the retrospectives? Why not make your process leaner in the retrospectives? That's what they are for, no? Self-organizing teams is at the core of agile. So I hate to say it, but if you don't self-organize as a team, you're doing it wrong. The fact that you have to go to your VP to present hours says it all, your team is not empowered.