Prioritize
Dependency Breakers
Create a policy to expedite any work that other teams depend on.
Dependency Breakers: Attend • Automate • Block • Contain • Coordinate • Decouple • Flag • Formalize • Measure • Prioritize • Redesign • Reteam • Rotate • Self-service • Standardize • Swarm • Throttle • Toggle • Visualize • Volunteer
Purpose
Consider implementing a policy that expedites any work that other teams rely on. The core idea behind this approach is that if a work request is deemed a high priority anywhere within the organization, all downstream dependencies should treat it as such and prioritize fulfilling their dependencies urgently. Streamlining this process enhances collaboration and ensures critical work moves forward smoothly, benefitting the entire organization's workflow. Obviously, this policy should be applied selectively.
Notes
Dependencies are not necessarily bad. Actually, there are many good reasons for people to depend on each other. But you have a problem when those dependencies result in value that is not able to flow.
Rules / Constraints
We have not yet defined any rules or constraints.
“We have broken the cycle of dependency. People have found out they're better off working.”
(Source: John Engler)