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Appendix B: Questions for the Room

To find friction

  • Where do capable people spend time compensating for the system?
  • What regularly waits for one person?
  • What is copied, reconciled, or rewritten?
  • What do customers have to chase?
  • Where do errors become visible only after they are expensive?
  • Which decisions depend on knowledge that is difficult to find?
  • Where has the team created an unofficial workaround?