<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9" xmlns:news="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-news/0.9"><url><loc>https://substack.mark-carroll.com/p/the-route-that-made-ownership-optional-optional-cross-team-handoffs-closed-tickets-ownership-gaps-dependency-management-agile-product-engineering-checklist</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Empathy Engine</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-03T15:02:26+00:00</news:publication_date><news:title>The Demo Found the Gap</news:title></news:news></url></urlset>