Discover strategies for overcoming bottlenecks in software development teams in this insightful conference talk. Explore the challenges of long-term tenure, including overloaded schedules and growing backlogs, and learn how to apply open source principles to improve organizational efficiency. Gain valuable insights into managing team dynamics, prioritizing projects, and implementing practices such as low barrier of entry, cross-team pull requests, and clear documentation. Examine real-world examples of Kanban across contexts and discuss the pros and cons of horizontal versus feature teams. Understand the importance of balancing responsibilities and learn techniques to reduce stress levels while improving inter-team relations in software development organizations.