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Arlo Belshee on How to Scale Software Development Teams
What happens when companies go from a single small team of developers to tenfold their size as a result of becoming market fit? Could it be that the same patterns that once helped them grow will now halt their progress?
Developer and Agile Consultant Arlo Belshee will teach us about the patterns behind inefficient teams, illegible code, and —of course— bugs, and how to spot these patterns and fix them.
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Hello! During application development, from time to time there is a need to expand the team. When it comes to expanding the team, the most important thing is to understand the goals. To that end, here is a guide on what you need to do when expanding your team.
First of all, you need to understand why you need to expand, because expanding your software development team costs money.
In project development, as you know, team size matters. A smaller team is easier to manage. That said, the key is to make sure that each team member fulfils his or her responsibilities.
In order to maintain good team relations, a balance must be maintained within and between teams. If the team is scaled up, there is a risk that employees will be in different moods.
More information on scaling up a team can be found in this article