It sounds to me like sales is future-selling, or selling dev time when you actually don&#x27;t have the time to be sold. I would advise having clear discussions with sales and management levels, to identify the goals of your team and the company.<p>If the best thing for the company is to do this 1-off consulting work (from what I gather, that&#x27;s what it is), then you may be surprised to find that&#x27;s what you&#x27;re doing exclusively. If the best thing is to improve the core product offering (my vote), then you should not do these 1-offs at all.<p>It all starts with clear communication between departments. I would say it&#x27;s less about your team, and more about what your team is tasked to do against your will.