Every quarter, remove something.
Scaling adds process one reasonable step at a time. Nobody decides to build a bureaucracy. It accumulates unless someone prunes it.
01
Meeting sprawl
Coordination meetings multiply. Fix: merge or cut one a quarter.
02
Role inflation
New titles for every gap. Fix: give teams the responsibility instead.
03
Approval layers
Sign-offs stacked on sign-offs. Fix: automate checks in the pipeline.
04
Reporting overhead
Reports about reports. Fix: one shared board everyone can read.
05
Tool sprawl
Five tools tracking the same work. Fix: one source of truth.
06
Framework worship
Following the book over the goal. Fix: ask “what problem does this solve?”
Add slowly. Remove regularly.