Team Topologies
by Matthew Skelton and Manuel Pais
Four team types and three interaction modes for organizing technology teams around flow and cognitive load. Practical and widely adopted.
Read it if…
you design org structures for software delivery.
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Skip it if…
you manage outside tech.
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Three things you will actually use
- Limit cognitive load per team.
- Stream-aligned teams first.
- Conway's law is real; design for it.
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Map your teams to the four types.
Our verdict
Organizing teams for flow.
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