"Focus on speed of iteration rather than utilization of every function. Let people go idle, if they can't help the current iteration succeed.... By letting them

"Focus on speed of iteration rather than utilization of every function. Let people go idle, if they can't help the current iteration succeed.... By letting them focus on the success of their team exclusively, you empower them to do whatever it takes to make the team successful." This is, for me, one of the most important things we've learned in software development: self-empowered teams with a common goal can do things that compartmentalized teams cannot.