Although Jira is mentioned in the title, it's never really discussed.
Also, I don't fancy the term 'Tech Bloat' because it doesn't seem to cover at all what the issue at hand really is.
To me, the real problem is that:
- People don't like to think about process because it's hard and not fun
- People don't take responsibility for a process or don't want to due to risk and little reward
- People add tasks steps because a minor thing went wrong once, years ago (and nobody involved is still around)
- People NEVER remove tasks because they only see risk no reward
- People don't seem to understand that processes should be as minimal as possible
- People don't seem to understand that you need to hire people that need minimal process and still understand what needs to be done (like asking questions instead of making assumptions)
What you end up with is an organisation that has a ton of complaints and gossip, but nothing changes.
Also, I don't fancy the term 'Tech Bloat' because it doesn't seem to cover at all what the issue at hand really is.
To me, the real problem is that:
- People don't like to think about process because it's hard and not fun
- People don't take responsibility for a process or don't want to due to risk and little reward
- People add tasks steps because a minor thing went wrong once, years ago (and nobody involved is still around)
- People NEVER remove tasks because they only see risk no reward
- People don't seem to understand that processes should be as minimal as possible
- People don't seem to understand that you need to hire people that need minimal process and still understand what needs to be done (like asking questions instead of making assumptions)
What you end up with is an organisation that has a ton of complaints and gossip, but nothing changes.