On Small Teams of A+ Players
“A small team of A+ players can run circles around a giant team of B and C players.”
—Steve Jobs, Steve Jobs: Hiring the Best Is Your Most Important Task
A couple of Agile koans
You do not get capacity by attempting to forcefully take it. You get it by gracefully creating it.
Agile is exquisitely simple. Empower people and expect high performance. While it’s no guarantee that they can solve all of your problems, they have a better chance of it than you do.