Definition of Two Pizza Rule

A rule from Amazon where a meeting should only have as many people that could be fed by two pizzas. This means the group size is limited to 5 to 10 people in the meeting.

Example: Implementing the two pizza rule makes meetings more effective by limiting people in the meeting to only the people who need to either be there to advise or decide on a course of action.

Variations: 2 pizza rule, two-pizza rule team size, two-pizza team, two-pizza team structure


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The definition for "Two Pizza Rule" was last updated in 2023.

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Business English Quiz

Question: What does "Calendar Invite" mean?

   (A) When a person wants to meet with you next week.
   (B) An email sent to schedule a meeting with the option to either accept or decline the meeting at the scheduled time.
   (C) When a person has available time on their calendar to meet with you.
   (D) When a person does not have any time to meet with you.

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Date: 03/29/2024

Word: Close It Out

Definition: To mark something as completed.

Example: This task has been fixed, so let's close it out within the task tracker.

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"Two Pizza Rule." Jargonism.com Dictionary, https://jargonism.com/words/1397. Accessed 03/29/2024.