On the other hand, vertical scaling solves one of the major problems when scaling Agile: creating cross-functional teams. Agile teams need people with specialized skills, such as UX design, operations, and security. If your teams have only six or seven people each, it’s hard to justify including people with those skills on every team. But then you run into an allocation problem. How do you make sure each team has everyone it needs at the time it needs them?
