This episode examines the challenges of balancing cost savings with maintaining agile team effectiveness when geographically distributing software development teams. The author uses a US based example and argues against replacing individual team members in the US with cheaper alternatives in different time zones, emphasizing the negative impact on collaboration and efficiency due to significant time differences. Instead, the author advocates for relocating entire cross-functional teams to cost-effective locations to preserve team cohesion and agile principles.

The article uses a real-world example to illustrate the potential pitfalls of a dispersed team structure and offers strategic recommendations for a more effective approach to global talent rebalancing. Ultimately, the article stresses prioritizing team unity and geographical proximity to optimize both cost and productivity.

Link to the article: Pressures of Strategic Talent Cost Rebalancing in Agile Teams: Optimizing Global Geographical Costs for Cohesion and Efficiency, originally published February 13, 2024.

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