The Hidden Cost of "Just One More Dependency"
This interactive simulator reveals the true cost of team dependencies by showing how communication overhead, meeting costs, and wait times grow exponentially—not linearly—as you add teams and interdependencies. Most leaders think adding more teams will speed things up. The math says otherwise.
How interconnected your teams are
Total number of teams in organization
Developers per team
Average developer hourly rate
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