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Root cause analysis for why so many meeting happens

One of the common issues that every organization is facing is too many meetings!! Is it good or bad, we can easily find out using a technique called 5 whys!! Lets take an example - In a typical scrum environment, after the sprint planning is over, team is again meeting to clarify some more doubts Why#1 - why are we meeting again to clarify requirement? response - because when team actually started working on the requirement they found more questions/gaps. Why#2 - why team did not come up with earlier during the sprint refinement/grooming meeting? Response - because team were busy with the last sprint activities hence did not go through the requirement gaps. Why#3 - Why Product owner could not realize these gaps earlier? Response - because PO was busy with the other priorities and could not focus on the requirement to analyze it thoroughly Why#4 - Why is Product owner is so busy when it is clearly defined role. Response - Because Product owner is handling too many proj