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What's the optimum team size?
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Ideally, teams should be a maximum of 7 people for an optimum balancing of coordination tax and productivity. Beyond that number, consider splitting into smaller sub-teams.
- Read more: Ringelmann effect, Brooks's law, Swarmwise [pg 52, or summary here]
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How do I hire someone on my team?
- Review the hiring guide for details.
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Is there a difference between a swarm and team?
- No major difference for Status purposes - a team is a longer-standing configuration of a swarm (a group of people assembled to achieve an objective). Swarms allow for flexibility to rearrange the org to get things done.
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What should I do when welcoming a new team member?
- Review this new team member guide on holding the first 1:1
