i worked at an organization recently that has wholeheartedly embraced this approach to Conway's law. unfortunately, the groupings were decided based on a facil

i worked at an organization recently that has wholeheartedly embraced this approach to Conway's law. unfortunately, the groupings were decided based on a facile and outdated model of the product and were wildly unsuited for the reality of the day. kind of pessimal. i think a more organic approach is necessary. even in larger organizations. i've never seen matrix (too many stakeholders, too many meetings, unclear unresponsibilities) do well...but surely there are other choices other than functional v product.