The team is an integral unit of work. Yes, there has always been romantic talk of the superstar, the super-programmer, the one who can outperform a team of 10 mediocre developers, but if you truly watched our world for many years, then it is clear that delivery of the real work is done by teams. In some cases, it comes from teams of teams. And that is why teams are worth studying and are good grounds for discussion; they are fascinating — hence, the reason for this issue of Amplify.