In a recent conversation with one of my teams, they shared that they often felt left out when changes were made. Their view was that we needed a culture shift to ensure their functional area was considered.
Culture matters. But it’s also big, fuzzy, and not something you “fix” overnight.
But, what we can do is zoom in on concrete examples and solve them one by one.
When I asked for a specific instance, they pointed to teams shipping breaking changes without respecting their area of the product. That’s a simple problem to solve with something like CODEOWNERS or a CI check.
Small wins add up.
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