Ever got stuck in a project that grew so large it collapsed under its own weight? Are teams with 20+ members common? Don’t know everyone on your team? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then you are likely struggling with appropriately scaling your projects.
As projects and programs become larger, we are often faced with the prospect of figuring out how to balance the user demand with the supply of resources. Using the metaphor of bricks and creating a house, we will discuss how to scale a project and avoid some common pitfalls. - Real constraints (resources) - Bottlenecks - Artificial constraints (standards, processes, Work In Process) - Making small mistakes big mistakes - More approvals - Orchestration/Coordination - Structure/Freedom Balance - Efficiency - Communication Network