The Team Has No Shared Working Hours Across Time Zones
Code reviews wait overnight. Questions block for 12+ hours. Async handoffs replace collaboration.
Team and Knowledge Problems
Team stability, knowledge transfer, collaboration, and shared practices problems.
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Symptoms related to team composition, knowledge distribution, and how team members work together.
Retrospectives Produce No Real Change
The same problems surface every sprint. Action items are never completed. The team has stopped believing improvement is possible.
The Team Has No Shared Agreements About How to Work
No explicit agreements on branch lifetime, review turnaround, WIP limits, or coding standards. Everyone does their own thing.
The Same Mistakes Happen in the Same Domain Repeatedly
Post-mortems and retrospectives show the same root causes appearing in the same areas. Each new team makes decisions that previous teams already tried and abandoned.
Delivery Slows Every Time the Team Rotates
A new developer joins or is flexed in and delivery slows for weeks while they learn the domain. The pattern repeats with every rotation.
Team Membership Changes Constantly
Members are frequently reassigned to other projects. There are no stable working agreements or shared context.