From flow point of view, one of the worst statements you can make is “at least everything is being progressed”, yet I’ve heard that so many times from both inexperienced delivery leads and product people alike.

In my previous article, I explored feature ageing and discussed why it can be a useful signal for product managers. When you observe the ageing of features over time, you may notice a strange phenomenon with some late deliveries.

In the previous article, I argued that product managers are often the last to know when something starts going wrong. And just to be clear, I’d much prefer if this wasn’t the case but my experience and recent conversations with a dozen or so product managers confirm that it most certainly is.

If you work in software product delivery I think you might recognise this slightly uncomfortable situation I’ve noticed.