Release year: 2019

Authors: Matthew Skelton & Manuel Pais

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⭐ Star quotes

  • (p. 5) People never restrict their communication to strictly follow the lines on the org chart.
  • (p. 18) Reverse Conway maneuver: Evolve your teams and organizational structure to achieve the desired architecture.
  • (p. 31) Who is on the team matters less than team dynamics.
  • (p. 47) Minimize the cognitive load of others. Benefits will compound in a positive way.
  • (p. 67) “Bot-scout rule”: Leave the code better than you found it.
  • (p. 70) SRE teams are optional. They’re not essential.
  • (p. 81) The four fundamental team topologies:
    • Stream-aligned team
    • Enabling team
    • Complicated-subsystem team
    • Platform team
  • (p. 112) Many problems in delivering software come from accidentally unclear boundaries between teams and their responsibilities (responsibility gaps).
  • (p. 142) The three ways team interact:
    • Collaboration mode
    • X-as-a-service mode
    • Facilitating mode