Organizational Design and Team Types
A team structure is a design decision made before any design. What Conway actually wrote, four team types, three interaction modes, and writing a boundary down.
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Inverse Conway Maneuver
If organizations copy their communication structure into their designs, change the structure on purpose. The term’s source, three design checks, and its misuse.
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Conway’s Law
Communication paths influence service boundaries. Examine actual decisions and handoffs rather than inferring ownership or design quality from team counts.
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Cloud Native and Service Boundaries
Service decomposition can leave dependencies intact. Examine ownership, contracts, and shared failures before choosing a distributed topology.