Forming cross functional teams that work on one project at a time is vital to increasing throughput and productivity by reducing switching loss.

生成在一个项目上合作的跨职能团队对于增加软件项目交付总量和生产效率来说是最为关键的。

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Teams only get about 94 offensive possessions per game, and the loss of one of these scoring opportunities, much like an out in baseball, is not something you can get back.

每一队在一场比赛中大约可以拥有94次进攻机会，而失去了其中的一次进攻机会就好比棒球比赛里的一次“出局”一样，你就无法再拿回那次机会了。

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The adage in English soccer is that 40 points guarantees escape from relegation, but usually the EPL isn't that competitive. (Clubs get three points for a win, one for a draw, none for a loss.) Since 1995-96, when the league contracted to 20 teams, a club needed 40 or more points to guarantee an EPL spot just four times.

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