unspoken asswards
The shared but unacknowledged understanding within a group that something is being done completely backwards — everyone can see the logic is inverted but no one says it out loud, usually out of politi
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The shared but unacknowledged understanding within a group that something is being done completely backwards — everyone can see the logic is inverted but no one says it out loud, usually out of politics or resignation.
There's an unspoken asswards to how they run standups — the team reports blockers after the sprint review, not before.
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