>> Just as a sports team wins or loses together, so too should the engineering team be treated as the fundamental unit of success. > A sports team has a play b

>> Just as a sports team wins or loses together, so too should the engineering team be treated as the fundamental unit of success. > A sports team has a play book, does your team? A sports team practices together, does your team? A sports team works as a unit, does your team? It's a great analogy, but the author should also keep a couple things in mind: - Out of all the football teams in the world, only 32 can ever win the SuperBowl - Most of the money is in the SuperBowl (winner takes all) - Professional athletes are extremely well coached and compensation is extremely competitive - Professional athletes only train and play: there's support staff for everything else