> First, the Tech/Dev managers need to stand up. Instead of saying 'Yes' to every feature request, they need to say 'No', or 'Later'.

Yes, I see this a lot too. I think software managers have more incentive to get new features deployed. I don't think this is a good way to measure their performance as a manager because of the consequences we've already mentioned.

I would also like to see more concepts from physical development implemented in software. At times feels like the wild west out here and too often we ignore the lessons from similar experiences.

Thank you for that input btw.