> hour's in the day and not due to other factors. I think the author’s framework is that most “other factors” would be fixed if the team had more slack. So inc

> hour's in the day and not due to other factors. I think the author’s framework is that most “other factors” would be fixed if the team had more slack. So increase the team’s head count, wait for them to gel, and then with the new slack they should be able to resolve the issues. I agree that there could be other factors (eg a toxic employee, say a TL or manager that is holding everybody back, or an ill-defined mission/mandate). But this article is really just answering the question of where and in what order to add employees if you’re doing hiring, rather than giving you a reason to hire more people.