Just Talk to the Dev

Cutting the Middle in Engineering Teams When do we lose the most time in software development? Not during coding. Not during testing. Not even during debugging.It’s during the communication relay races — when instead of devs talking directly, we involve an endless loop of middlemen. Let’s say I need to implement Feature A.I ask my manager for documentation.My manager talks to the other team’s manager.That manager talks to a dev on their team.Eventually, I get the doc. But surprise — it’s outdated. So I ask a follow-up question.The cycle repeats.A day (or two) goes by. I finally get an answer.Guess who knew...