> It keeps them in the loop, give them context and perspective, and help them take better decisions
Other side of the coin:
"I just spent 2 weeks optimising a daily process to be twice as fast" might well end up in me wondering why anyone would care about the 1 minute reduction in delivery time for daily cadence data. It might also result in me being stroppy about work I cannot get resourced that has obvious $ value.
But that is also a win for the business. Either I am wrong and am persuaded of the value, or I am not and I become more engaged with stakeholder prioritisation and we set up something more effective.
That's good feedback to have. If your boss/client step in and says "we don't need that", this allows you to re-calibrate the team priorities and shows you need to get better at extracting the real need in the future.
I completely agree with your initial comment and your response here. Transparency is a great feedback loop. And it's always good to celebrate what you do.
Other side of the coin: "I just spent 2 weeks optimising a daily process to be twice as fast" might well end up in me wondering why anyone would care about the 1 minute reduction in delivery time for daily cadence data. It might also result in me being stroppy about work I cannot get resourced that has obvious $ value.
But that is also a win for the business. Either I am wrong and am persuaded of the value, or I am not and I become more engaged with stakeholder prioritisation and we set up something more effective.