The Dream Team Nightmare

Division of Labor

By adopting an open and calm approach to the dialogue with Cassandra, the team has managed to have a constructive conversation, even though there’s now even more pressure on the Dream Team to deliver.

Ethan turns to you and says, “What do we do now? We all agree that there’s no way we can deliver both options 1 and 3.”

You ask for a volunteer to note down the next steps for the team. Nancy moves over to the flip chart in a flash, pen in hand. “Ready,” she says.

First, you reiterate the facts by looking at velocity.

• The Dream Team’s remaining release velocity = 3 x 15 = 45 points

• Team Predator’s remaining release velocity = 3 x 18 = 54 points

• Combined remaining release velocity = 99 points

Next, you ask the team ...