What is the recommended size of an Agile Team?

Question

Options

• A5 - 11 people
• B3 - 5 people
• C10 - 15 people
• D8 - 12 people

• A
  88% (23)
• B
  8% (2)
• C
  4% (1)

Explanation

Option A (5–11 people) is correct because most Agile frameworks, including Scrum, prescribe this range to balance collaboration, communication overhead, and productivity - small enough to stay cohesive, large enough to handle meaningful work. Options B (3–5) and C (10–15) fall outside this standard range: 3–5 is too small to sustain a full sprint workload, while 10–15 introduces coordination overhead that undermines Agile's fast-feedback loops. Option D (8–12) is a plausible distractor but its upper bound exceeds the recommended ceiling and doesn't align with the widely cited guidance.

Memory tip: Think "a basketball team plus substitutes" - roughly 5 starters + a few more = 5–11. Or remember the Scrum rule of thumb: "two-pizza team" (enough people two pizzas can feed), which lands squarely in that 5–11 range.

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