The Dream Team Nightmare

Postpone Making Important Decisions

You don’t have enough information right now to know whether or not Patrick’s request to attend the retrospective is a good idea or a bad idea.

“I’d prefer to talk it through with the team first,” you say. You’ve learned from experience that rushing to make a decision when you don’t have to can cause serious problems later on.

“In any case, I’d be interested in seeing the output,” says Patrick, “with the team’s permission of course.”

“I’ll be sure to ask the team about that too,” you say. “I’ll let you know by email later today.”

You know that if the team members agree, you could ensure confidentiality by typing up the information gathered in case people are worried that their comments can be traced ...