Functionitis refers to problematic situations in which functional capability teams override the business or enterprise perspective, causing growth to stagnate or stop. It is often a situation in which horizontal improvement is being achieved at the expense of vertical improvement. See Vertical and Horizontal Balance. Functionitis is a system-of-roles problem that relates to the Specifying Capabilities and Roles crucial conversation. The solution is a complete System of Roles and System of Teams enabled to leverage creative tensions.
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