Troubled Waters

Owen and the Green Team are surprised to see you in their team space.

“Nice of you to visit,” says Owen. “How can we help?”

You ask Owen if he has a few minutes to look over your recommendations for the Dream Team and the proposed measures to gauge team improvement in performance.

“Sure,” says Owen. Owen mentions that their midsprint review hasn’t gone well. Their product owner has started to use emotional blackmail to motivate the team.

“It’s not like we’re lazy and deliberately underachieving,” says Owen. “Don’t they know we’re trying our best?”

You make a mental note of Owen’s comments to discuss another time.

Continue with the adventure here.

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