[dkarl]

> Very much this. I find it necessary to make even the most simple and obvious connections explicit in group contexts.

This took me years, and I mean many years, to fully understand. I would say things like, "If we're doing X, shouldn't we also do Y? I mean, we need Y for Z...." which is not nearly as effective as, "If we are doing X, I think the expectation is that we will accomplish Z, but doing X will not accomplish Z."

Both statements say that if Z is desired, X will not suffice. But the scrum masters and project managers hear the first as "the engineers want something," which primes them to ignore you, and the second as "management expects something," which primes them to pay attention and process what you're saying.