Delivered Jira Hygiene Mandate to Engineering

Situation

In Engineering Weekly Sync, mandated immediate improvement in Jira hygiene after presenting 3.5 months of data showing >50% of tickets updated after their due date (most slips 2-4 weeks). Prioritized communication over speed — proactive updates required, aggressive initial targets (20-30% confidence) acceptable. Directed Chris Baek to add a 'blocked reason' field to Jira for stakeholder visibility.

Reasoning

Culmination of a deliberate escalation arc: identified 58% miss rate (Apr 11), committed to confrontation in Leadership Roundtable (Apr 14), then delivered the mandate in Engineering Weekly same day. Framing as 'communication over speed' shifts the failure mode from missed deadlines to failed communication. Accepting low initial confidence signals that honesty about uncertainty is more valuable than optimistic targets. Board meeting same day made delivery credibility paramount.

Additional Context

TPS report the next day (Apr 15) shows the mandate working — Justin pushed CLK 6.18 +7d, RLC Pro Hardened +7d, ISOs +7d; Nathan pushed secure boot key +15d, AMD GPU +8d; Chris Wolford pushed Fuzzball external volumes +14d. All proactive date updates on Apr 15.

Observed Evidence

Fathom recording (Peter as recorder): 'Peter mandated immediate improvement, prioritizing communication over speed.' '>50% of tickets are updated after their due date.' 'Aggressive initial targets (e.g., 20-30% confidence) are acceptable, but updates must be made proactively, not reactively.' Directive: Add blocked reason field to Jira. TPS report Apr 15 confirms response — multiple directors pushed dates proactively.

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