Deniz Ari faced intense delivery pressure during a busy winter period in the public sector, leading to an oversized team of 25 engineers and significant problems.
The pressure to continuously deliver overwhelmed the team, resulting in broken trust, team members feeling abandoned, cases of burnout, and a disintegrated team culture.
After the experience, Deniz conducted a comprehensive retrospective to provide feedback to management on the dangers of excessive pressure in Scrum environments.
Self-reflection: Identifying early signs of team burnout and establishing boundaries are essential to prevent reaching a critical point of burnout.