How do blockers and impediments differ, and when do you escalate?
It tests whether you separate immediate task stops from chronic drag. Blockers are red-light stops for swarming; impediments are velocity drains surfaced in retrospectives and escalated with data.
It tests whether you distinguish immediate task stoppages from chronic systemic drag and know when to shift from team-level swarm to leadership escalation. Blockers are immediate task stops for team swarming, usually surfaced in Daily Scrums; impediments are chronic friction eroding velocity, requiring retrospectives, an impediment backlog, and data-driven leadership proposals. Red flag: treating every delay as a blocker to escalate, or silently tolerating recurring friction without visibility or metrics.
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