In response to uncertainty, team members may try to eliminate it at all costs. Doing so can consume too many resources and divert attention from real goals.
Software teams encounter new challenges across people and technology. That means the development of project and team leaders is more critical than ever.
Sometimes, the right choice is to proactively shrink a team to help a client. Time is a valuable resource, and small teams work hard to hit tight deadlines.
At first, we used Slack channels primarily for team-based discussion. But then people started making channels devoted to a particular technology or topic.