Solve from the
root cause.

No parallelization, redundant test runs on unchanged code, and a single monolithic build stage that blocks everything downstream.

Only run what changed , use dependency graphs to skip unaffected tests

Audit current pipeline , measure where time is actually spent

No shared understanding of what the product is for. Every stakeholder adds "just one more thing" because there is no north star metric tying features to user outcomes.

Define a single core job-to-be-done , every feature must directly serve it

Audit existing features , tag each as core, supporting, or dead weight

No single source of truth. Each team defines "active user" differently, pulls from different databases, and builds their own dashboards. There is no data governance layer.

Establish a single source of truth , one warehouse, one set of definitions

Inventory all data sources , map where every dashboard pulls from