7 Red Flags - Technical Delivery Manager to Watch in their Team

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1.Team Avoids Raising Blockers

• No one flags issues in stand-ups or retrospectives but work is stalled.
• What it means: Lack of ownership.

2. Low Participation in Agile Ceremonies
• Quiet dailies, rushed planning, skipped retros.
• What it means: Engagement is dropping or team sees little value in process.

3. Backlog Becomes a Parking Lot
• Hundreds of stories or bugs pile up with no clear priority.
• What it means: Weak product ownership or delivery-team disconnect.

4. Same Issues Keep Reappearing in Retrospectives
• Rework, testing delays, or environment issues are discussed but never resolved.
• What it means: Action items are not tracked, or leadership is ignoring root causes.

5. One or Two People Are Always the Firefighters
• Critical knowledge or delivery relies on a few overworked individuals.
• What it means: Skill imbalance, siloed expertise, and high burnout risk.

6. Test Automation Is Stalled or Nonexistent
• Manual testing eats up sprint time; production bugs increase.
• What it means: Tech debt is being ignored and release quality is at risk.

7. “It’s Not My Job” Mindset
• Engineers reject test cases, QA won’t clarify business logic, DevOps avoids team syncs.
• What it means: Team lacks shared accountability - collaboration is broken.

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