Amdahl’s Law
Summary
Section titled “Summary”The speedup of a system is limited by the portion that cannot be parallelized.
Still Applicable?
Section titled “Still Applicable?”Yes, in both computing and team efficiency.
Context Notes:
Section titled “Context Notes:”This performance principle applies equally to parallel computing and organizational throughput. Even if most tasks can be scaled horizontally, a single bottleneck in the critical path can dominate the system’s speed. Identify and resolve serial chokepoints.