Matthew Skelton giving the opening keynote talk at FastFlowConf 2023 - photo by Tom Kidman
Founder and Principal at Conflux, Matthew Skelton, gave talk and fireside chat at DTX Manchester.
Talk description
Organizations worldwide are crippled by slow flow, tangled delivery, and teams waiting on other teams. The cost is $billions per year.
For effective, modern, organizations working with software-enriched services, we need to organize our teams in certain ways to take advantage of technology, human insights, and fast flow. Informed by Conway’s Law, we look to align the team structures to the required software architecture, enabling or restricting communication and collaboration for the best outcomes.
This talk covers the basics of organization design using Team Topologies, exploring a selection of key team types, and how and when to use them in order to make the development and operation of your software systems as effective as possible. The talk is based on the book Team Topologies by Matthew Skelton and Manuel Pais including first-hand experience helping companies around the world with the design of their technology teams.
Key takeaways:
1. Why using the “Spotify Model” of team design is not enough
2. The four fundamental team topologies needed for modern software delivery
3. The three team interaction modes that enable fast flow and rapid learning
4. How to address Conway’s Law, cognitive load, and team evolution with Team Topologies