Questions
Questions that surface early warning signs in engineering teams.
Diagnostic Question
If your product disappeared for two weeks, would anything break?
Most teams measure activity. Few measure dependency.
Diagnostic Question
When was the last thing shipped without asking for permission?
Not what slowed down. Not what became annoying. What truly broke.
Diagnostic Question
What would break if your best engineer left tomorrow?
Ownership is easy when everything works. It disappears when trade-offs get hard.