Three People Is a Team. Seven Is a Committee with Zero Decisions.

Three people have three lines of communication. Seven people have 21. That is Brooks' Law : communication overhead grows much faster than headcount. This single insight should change how you staff every phase of product development. The Math Is Simple, the Implications Are Not ¶ With three people, everyone talks to two others. Three communication lines. Manageable. Productive. Fast decisions. Add…