# Co-located teams are a business risk

DevFeed: [Co-located teams are a business risk](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/co-located-teams-are-a-business-risk-35246.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://darkcoding.net/behaviour/co-located-teams-are-a-business-risk/>)

Author: Graham King

Published: 2013-05-27T22:53:22Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Graham King](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/graham-king.md>)

Topics: [structure](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/structure.md>), [IRC](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/irc.md>)

Tags: [behaviour](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/behaviour.md>), [business](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/business.md>), [hidden](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/hidden.md>), [productivity](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/productivity.md>), [remote](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/remote.md>), [teams](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/teams.md>)

## AI overview

The article argues that co-locating valuable team members creates a business continuity risk because illness can remove several people from work at the same time. It recommends structuring work environments to reduce the impact of sickness.

## Source excerpt

Sneezes, not buses: The hidden threat to your team's productivity.