Conway's Law: When Best Practices Are Not Enough by Julien Topçu

When best practices aren't enough, Conway's Law takes over, revealing how an organization's structure influences its software, leading to inefficiency and complexity. Explore solutions to overcome these challenges.

Key takeaways

When best practices are not enough, Conway’s law kicks in, creating a structure that mirrors the organization, leading to inefficiency and ineffable complexity.
Organizations are often unaware that their hierarchical structure influences the system they build, making it rigid to modification and reorganization.
Communication disintegration occurs when delegation takes place, causing quality issues and overhead.
The organization’s structure and the system’s structure are homomorphic, resulting in similar characteristics, such as hierarchical structures and silos.
Monolithic architecture designs are common, causing bottlenecks and inefficiency, and leading to the distributed monolith phenomenon.
Organizations often fail to recognize the importance of Reorg, as it leads to silos, inefficiency, and unnecessary processes.
Team topologies suggest limiting the size of the software to facilitate communication and reduce unnecessary processes.
Domain-driven design focuses on bringing business back to the heart of the organization, encouraging collaboration and minimizing complexity.
The IT zone observes the rise of microservices, but teams often neglect to consider the organization’s structure.
The hierarchical structure often leads to silos, inefficiency, and unnecessary processes.
A manager’s ego can hinder collaboration and communication among team members.
It is crucial to establish a clear ownership of components to ensure the system’s integrity.
Communication is key, as miscommunication can lead to misunderstandings and friction among team members.
Organizations should prioritize the need for interfacing and communication among teams.

Conway's Law: When Best Practices Are Not Enough by Julien Topçu

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