I really like a hybrid set up. Where I work currently, we have our scrum team all on one side of the building, with desks grouped into "pods" with 4 each, and low walls separating the pods. If I need to talk to QA, I can usually just walk over like 12 feet. If I need another dev, I have one sitting right next to me, and 2 more in our pod behind me, but if I need privacy, I throw earbuds in and nobody bothers me. The only time we have had any issues was when we had a business analyst leave our team, but not our area, so we had to deal with hearing him on conference calls all day. We also have a couple private offices that are open to anyone, in case you need a private conversation or extended cooperative session.
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I really like a hybrid set up. Where I work currently, we have our scrum team all on one side of the building, with desks grouped into "pods" with 4 each, and low walls separating the pods. If I need to talk to QA, I can usually just walk over like 12 feet. If I need another dev, I have one sitting right next to me, and 2 more in our pod behind me, but if I need privacy, I throw earbuds in and nobody bothers me. The only time we have had any issues was when we had a business analyst leave our team, but not our area, so we had to deal with hearing him on conference calls all day. We also have a couple private offices that are open to anyone, in case you need a private conversation or extended cooperative session.