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Terms · noun

blocker

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blocker

Meaning

Something that stops your work until another person or team acts.

Three examples from work

Stand-up

Team leadAny blockers?

DeveloperOne: I'm waiting for access to the staging server.

Planning

PMIs anything a blocker for the release?

QAThe login bug is. Everything else can wait.

Client call

ClientWhy hasn't it moved?

YouThe blocker is the missing API key from your side.

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