Key-person dependency risk is when only one person on your team possesses certain business-critical abilities or knowledge—so if that person leaves, you're in trouble. The first step of mitigating that risk is taking stock of your team members and their skills. Decide what's important, and train or hire accordingly.
As the director of DevOps at Ipreo and the co-founder of Tekata.io, Lee Eason is serious about high-performing teams. A self-taught programmer and now a technology leader, Lee believes passionately that continuous learning has been the key to his success over the past 18 years. He has served in various technology industries, including marketing, education, health care, and finance. Most recently at Ipreo he has led a full DevOps transformation for all of the organization's 30+ products and 65+ scrum teams leading to a dramatic reduction in manual work and an increase in quality and customer satisfaction across the board. You can read Lee’s articles on LinkedIn and follow him on Twitter @leejeason.