From a pile of friction to your team’s biggest problems
① Categorize — sort the raw friction
Tooling5
The project reporting tool doesn't let me copy-paste.yours
Can't get clean data out of the reporting tool.
The reporting dashboard logs me out every hour.
Exporting the weekly report to CSV is broken.
CI runs are flaky on Fridays.
Onboarding3
New hires wait days for basic system access.
The onboarding checklist is out of date.
No clear owner for onboarding tasks.
Communication2
Team decisions get lost in DMs.
Standup notes never get shared.
Infra1
VPN drops during large file uploads.
② Consolidate — merge the duplicates
Tooling
Can't get clean data out of the reporting tool.×4 reportedyours
CI runs are flaky on Fridays.
Onboarding
New hires wait days for basic system access.×3 reported
Communication
Team decisions get lost in DMs.×2 reported
Infra
VPN drops during large file uploads.
③ Rank — the highest-friction items rise
1
Can't get clean data out of the reporting tool.yours
Tooling×4 reported
2
New hires wait days for basic system access.
Onboarding×3 reported
3
Team decisions get lost in DMs.
Communication×2 reported
4
VPN drops during large file uploads.
Infra
5
CI runs are flaky on Fridays.
Tooling
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