Practice
Impediment Escalation Path
From Scrum@Scale, Lean
A visible, agreed route for problems the team can’t solve itself: who they go to, how fast they get an answer, and where unresolved issues are tracked.
Meeting time 0.25 h/wkLearning curve Some practice
Helps with
How to start
Start an impediment board. Agree with one senior leader to review it weekly, and to give each item an owner or a clear ‘no’ within a set time.
It’s working when
Problems outside the team’s control get an owner within a week, and the board doesn’t grow forever.