Nobody knows who owns the decision
Three people think they're in charge. Or nobody does. Either way, nothing moves without a meeting about a meeting.
This symptom usually points to
When you see "nobody knows who owns the decision", the root cause is almost never what it looks like on the surface. These guides help you diagnose what's actually going on.
- Your CTO left mid-project — now what The CTO quit and took critical knowledge with them. How to stabilize the project, recover context, and decide what happens next.
- Everyone is busy but nothing moves forward The team is working hard, sprints are full, meetings happen. But the project hasn't visibly advanced in weeks. Here's why and what to do.
- Three people think they own the decision — and nobody does When ownership is unclear, decisions don't get made. Here's how to diagnose and fix decision authority gaps in software projects.