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Scrum Project Roles – Part 8

Larger Teams

As a scrum team gets larger, so does the amount of communication needed to ensure collaboration. As a Scrum Master, you should consider what is needed for the team and how complex the project working on is. Larger teams tend to be necessary for larger, more complex work.

Larger Teams

Teams need to be big enough to allow the work to be done. Sometimes if a project is larger and more complex, it will require more developers. Larger companies also tend to have larger teams since there will often be larger, more complex projects. However, teams can get too large. If a Product Owner comes to you and wants a 16-man team, a Scrum Master should consider whether it is necessary and how it will affect the use of Scrum.

Scrum Masters should consider how many development team members are needed to effectively get the work done while allowing for effective communication and efficient collaboration. When teams are too large, it can be harder to keep meetings time-boxed, communication becomes harder and more time and effort will be needed on the Scrum Master’s part to keep the team working effectively.

Essentially, from a Scrum Master’s point of view, larger teams tend to require too much coordination between the team to keep things running smoothly and effectively. The larger the team becomes; the more time is needed to keep the team on track and working efficiently.

Scrum Masters should consider the ramifications and pitfalls that can happen when teams get too large and complex. If a Product Owner comes to you and insists on a team size that seems too large to effectively handle, suggesting that the team split into two teams that work parallel to each other can help alleviate some of the problems associated with large teams.

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