A messy Team Interactions Modeling diagram, which doesn't follow the rules, and tries to represent the full enterprise

The most important part of Team Topologies is also the one most people overlook

Last year, during FastFlowConf, Matthew Skelton answered questions about what had changed/evolved since the Team Topologies book was published. In his own words, they (both authors) should have emphasized the team interactions and the evolution of the topologies over time as central themes for achieving a fast flow of value. We sometimes hear criticism that the...

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Adopting an Intentional Strategy for Managing Team Cognitive Load

I recently created an online cohort-based course, Effectively Manage Team Cognitive Load. Since the release of Team Topologies book, I have adopted its language and principles in my consultancy practice, supporting organizations in their digital transformation journey. I've noticed in the field that more people are aware of the effects of unmanaged Team Cognitive Load...

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Leveraging Team Topologies for software evolution

Have you ever faced roadblocks in software development stemming from disjointed team structures or interactions? You’re not alone. Misalignments between software and the domain, siloed teams focusing on discrete tasks, or processes dictating software architecture often culminate in rigid software not resonating with evolving requirements. Enter Team Topologies, a pattern language, and a set of principles...

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Leveraging Team Topologies for software evolution

Have you ever faced roadblocks in software development stemming from disjointed team structures or interactions? You’re not alone. Misalignments between software and the domain, siloed teams focusing on discrete tasks, or processes dictating software architecture often culminate in rigid software not resonating with evolving requirements. Enter Team Topologies, a pattern language, and a set of principles...

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Intentional Architecture

Our software craft is constantly changing. Technology evolves, and our skills and practices develop as well. How about the teams we are part of? And the organizations? The evolution at the team and organization level is slower but has the potential to be more disruptive. Our brain likes routine, and it is hardwired that way....

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Avoiding the Agile Bureaucracy with Rosa and Hjorteland

In today’s episode, we are joined by João Rosa and Trond Hjorteland, two organizational consultants with a unique point of view, who take us through the depth of Open Systems Theory, and what it means to be socio-technical practitioners, passionate about transitioning democratic organizations to fast-flowing operational models. With many years of experience in large and...

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An enabling approach to an organisation transformation

Organisations attempt to transform their structure in many different ways. Usually, they resort to external help to move the needle forward. More often than one would like, externals impose the new organisation structure on people. Well, you can picture what happens next in the story. There are different approaches to organisation evolution (as opposed to transformation)....

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Intentional Architecture – João Rosa and Trond Hjorteland (Small Talk)

Small Talk is a series of live-stream interactive events with our experts. This time we talk with João Rosa and Trond Hjorteland, authors of the brand-new Intentional Architecture in-person Workshop. What is Small Talk? It's an informal 30-minute chat on the area of expertise of our trainers, where you'll have a chance to interact with them, ask...

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Platform Thinking Podcast

Our next guest on the Platform Thinking Podcast is João Rosa, a strong advocate for of DDD and strategic design. João believes that embracing a new ways of operating can provide significant benefits in terms of delivering products and services that truly meet customers' needs. As an interim CTO and consultant, João has worked with numerous...

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