> How do you handle weighting benefits when the team is flat, i.e. there is no clear hierarchy? First, is there no hierarchy at all or a hidden one? That's the

> How do you handle weighting benefits when the team is flat, i.e. there is no clear hierarchy? First, is there no hierarchy at all or a hidden one? That's the first thing to find out - you need to know the rules of the game before you can play. > How do you handle such disagreement when each member has a strong opinion about the issue? If you're a dev, I've had luck in such cases asking for a third dev or a supervisor to step in as a tiebreaker. Or you can find out who is the most knowledgeable and experienced person on the team in this one problem domain, and go with their opinion. Disagreements are not necessarily a negative thing, but an inevitability that can become positive or negative depending on how you handle them. If you're a manager, then you set the rules of the game. Just let everyone know what those rules are and make sure they are followed.