Why is 7 +-2 the ideal Scrum team size?

Posted on September 17, 2010 by

Maybe you have heard that the ideal Scrum team size is 7 +-2 but do you really understand why? In this video I SHOW you why it is the rule and the real trouble you can get into if it is larger. Plus what you can do when you have really large teams.

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Thoughts about leading agile teams in waterfall oriented enterprise organizations.
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One Response to Why is 7 +-2 the ideal Scrum team size?

  1. Anti Scrum says:
    September 19, 2010 at 7:48 am

    This is [edited by WWP]!
    Why 21 communication lines is better than 3 or 48?
    3 is mo less ant easier to comunicate.. so WHY 21 ?
    do you have any proof?
    Scrum only for LOOZERS!

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