
Scrum Project Roles – Part 9
Smaller Teams
So what happens if teams are too small?
Teams should be big enough to handle the work effectively and efficiently. Having only a couple developers can affect the amount of work that is able to be done on the project. Even with this, collaboration becomes a problem since there will be fewer people available to check each other’s work or test solutions.
Furthermore, small teams tend to have less breadth of skills in them which makes losing a team member can have more of an impact. Teams that are too small tend to have less cross-skill ability so if a team member leaves, or becomes sick, a too small team may have a harder time covering the lost member’s work. This can lead to lost productivity until someone else is found to replace them.
From a Scrum Master’s point of view, small teams pose their challenges too. Collaboration is key here, as well. If there aren’t enough people on the team to effectively collaborate, bounce ideas off each other, check each other’s work, and so on, it can be difficult to effectively do the work.
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- Introduction to Scrum (Scrum Master)
- Scrum Projects (Scrum Master)
- Scrum Project Roles (Scrum Master)
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- How to Manage an Agile Project (Scrum Master)
- Leadership Styles (Scrum Master)
- The Agile Project Life-cycle (Scrum Master)
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