Bus Factor
/bʌs ˈfæktər/
Definition
The minimum number of team members who must be hit by a bus (leave) before a project is critically impaired.
Example in context
"Bus factor of 1: only Maya understands the billing service. We need docs and pair programming to fix that."
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Practice this term
Master Bus Factor in context by working through exercises in the Soft Skills for IT module. You'll see the term used in real engineering scenarios with multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, and matching drills.