As soon as something becomes it's own team or department cooperation dies and a war ignites over attention and resources.
My experience has been that the places that treated development roles as cross-functional have been the most efficient, with the least amount of politics and dysfunction. It removes a whole cadre of people who are barely able to describe the features they request, while minimising the space for power plays.
My experience has been that the places that treated development roles as cross-functional have been the most efficient, with the least amount of politics and dysfunction. It removes a whole cadre of people who are barely able to describe the features they request, while minimising the space for power plays.