We have decided to spend some extra time refactoring the Goose Protocol. The impact of this is that we will have to push the release out a week, but it will save us time when we implement the Duck and Chicken protocols next quarter.

Often, when you ask someone to perform a task, you have an expectation of what the output of that task will look like. Making sure that you communicate that expectation clearly means that they are set up for success and that you get the outcome you anticipated.

I am finding that it is often more important to bring wider context (“Ah, that would align with the work that Team Scooby are working on.") and ask the right questions (“How are we going to roll back if this fails?"), allowing the engineers (more experienced than you or not) to do their best work.