Distributed Work

• Many hands make light a heavy load.
• It is often good to break big projects up into several small independent parts and give each to one person.
• The parts then have to be assembled.
• It turns out that this is usually really complex.
• In software development, and other areas, things do not break apart neatly.
• Often one person working really hard can do more than four.
• That person doesn't have to figure out what other people are thinking, and has an understanding of the entire project.
• Of course in many circumstances, one person can not manage a whole project.
• It is important to plan reasonably before hand and keep the team size relatively stable.
• The Genghis Khan approach to software development.
• Crowd Sourcing
• Work can be distributed across people who are not colocated.