At the team level, keeping M to 1-2 works really well in my experience. Of course M is never really 1 or 2 because you're always wrapping up small details from $previous, looking ahead at $next or just doing $maintenance. A reasonably sized team will be kept busy enough with "just" an M of 1 or 2.
The constraint helps to ruthlessly focus on the most impactful work. The maximalists want to get cute and try to bin pack but it just doesn't work, unfortunately.
The constraint helps to ruthlessly focus on the most impactful work. The maximalists want to get cute and try to bin pack but it just doesn't work, unfortunately.