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by arethuza 5276 days ago
I read that a long long time ago - but I'll have a think and see if I can recall where it was.

I'd agree that a larger team effectively mitigates risks around individuals not fitting in or decision-making being stymied, but in my own personal experience I've definitely preferred, due to a perception of maximising by own personal productivity, that 3 or 4 was best. That is, of course, completely subjective!

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I can't find where I originally read that (although I believe the original research was by IBM).

However, here is a more recent article that suggests that "best" team size is 5 plus or minus 2 - which fits into my preferred range:

http://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=1674234&...