What’s the first sign that a software project has outgrown

[Gerth Sniper]

Lately our small app team has been adding more people almost every month, and I started noticing that simple decisions suddenly need three meetings. A year ago two developers handled everything and it felt easy. What was the first sign for you that a software project had simply become too big for its original team setup?

[Арно Дориан]

Back at my previous job, the moment I realized things had changed was when nobody seemed to know who owned certain features anymore. We were still acting like a tiny startup even though the project had grown a lot. I ended up reading a few articles, including https://geomotiv.com/services/dedicated-development-team-services/, because I was curious how other companies deal with scaling teams. It made me think that growth often creates communication gaps long before anyone officially admits the structure no longer fits.

[Van Proft]

Several companies around my city have expanded their development departments recently, and it’s funny how the atmosphere changes when a project gets larger. The same product can suddenly feel completely different once there are many more people involved, even from the outside looking in.

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