A fresh project management tactic is to run “role-swapping workshops,” where team members briefly take on each other’s tasks or perspectives for a day. This unconventional method exposes surprising friction points—like misaligned assumptions between developers and marketers—that traditional status meetings overlook. By fostering empathy and uncovering hidden dependencies, such as a designer’s reliance on unclear specs, managers can streamline workflows and boost collaboration in ways that standard Agile practices don’t.
