[phkahler]

1) Come to work.

2) Look at the current state.

3) Decide what the product needs from you.

4) Do that.

5) Use git.

Steps 2 and 3 may involve communication. Step 5 is tracking changes. Have a PM that tracks main things people are working on and estimated dates (not dictated dates).

This is how my current job works and we are unbelievably productive.

[whstl]

I would argue that 3 and 4 already imply 5! :)

And IMO it also implies things like CI/CD.