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Information choking - Leads to project arrests

In general many projects fail because information is not properly distributed among team members. Customer's intent is not known to the team. This is a major project killer. Everyone agrees it is good for project team to know all the information about their work. But practically it is not the case. Why does information is blocked? There can be multiple reasons for this. Way to hell is paved with good intentions? 1. Work more efficiently: Lean theories explain this in a very nice way. Many times product owners start to think making everyone work is more important than completing the sprint. It is myopic vision but people to succumb to it many time. Who is ready to contest the theory 1 + 1 = 2. So if a person is idle for a day then that effort is wasted. Why waste time with a team meeting discussing the sprint. People will spend time on items which they are not going to work. Isn't it waste of time? But this results in rework. As lean ideas tell concentrate on the goal. What is d...