The Optimal Team Setup for Successful Design Sprints

The Team Makes the Difference A Design Sprint is only as good as the team that executes it. The right composition determines success or failure. In this article, we show what the ideal sprint team looks like. The Ideal Team Size Google recommends 7 participants, plus or minus 2. Our experience confirms this: Too small (< 5): Too few perspectives, risk of groupthink Optimal (59): Diverse perspectives, still manageable Too large ( 9): Difficult to coordinate, not everyone gets a say The Core Roles The Decider The most important person in the sprint. The Decider: Has decisionmaking authority Resolves stalemates Commits resources for implementation Is ideally a CEO, product owner, or similar Without a Decider with real authority, a sprint cannot be successful. The Facilitator The process owner