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Probably not MMM -- he proposes a "surgical team" for programming which has (I think) nine people, though they aren't all programmers, and some are fractional-j
by ken 15y ago
Probably not MMM -- he proposes a "surgical team" for programming which has (I think) nine people, though they aren't all programmers, and some are fractional-jobs which can be shared between teams.
- gry 15y agoAnother key MMM point is it naive to expect build large systems on a meaningful schedule with small teams.
- count 15y ago'Nuclear family' teams have to be small - the folks you work every day with on a single topic. In a given large system, you can and should have many small teams working independently. Another small team should act as the 'curator' or 'middleman' for communication between teams.