Code with the Wisdom of the Crowd

A Quick Word on Costs

Bringing regular mobbing into your work area will have costs associated with it. Until now, all you needed from your manager was their support to try something new. But to really get the most out of the mob, you’ll need help from your manager to implement some of the changes outlined in this chapter. Rest assured, however, the impact these changes can have on your mob is worth the investment and conversation.

There’s a wonderful British saying, “Penny wise, pound foolish,” which means to be extremely careful about small amounts of money, and not careful enough about larger amounts of money. Many organizations are penny wise but pound foolish when looking at the costs of bringing mobbing into their work area—the costs of ...