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What is the Recommended Scrum Team Size?

Agile Pain Relief Notes from a Tool User

The Scrum Guide offers very limited guidance, suggesting 3-9 people per team (exclusive of ScrumMaster and Product Owner), without giving reasons or context for those numbers. In this post, we’ll explore the research and I’ll share my personal experiences about effective team size. Clearly, we need more useful sources.

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What is the Recommended Scrum Team Size?

Agile Pain Relief Notes from a Tool User

The Scrum Guide offers very limited guidance, suggesting 3-9 people per team (exclusive of ScrumMaster and Product Owner), without giving reasons or context for those numbers. In this post, we’ll explore the research and I’ll share my personal experiences about effective team size. Clearly, we need more useful sources.

SCRUM 52
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Onboard New People Without Losing Scrum Team Magic

Agile Pain Relief Notes from a Tool User

I will focus instead on the challenges of bringing someone new onto an effective Scrum team, specifically. As a minimum, I’m going to assume that the team was involved in the interviewing process so they already know the person. Hint: this shouldn’t just be the PO and the new team member. Listen, Listen, Listen.

SCRUM 52