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> "shipping the org chart" It is science :-) Conway's law: ..complex products end up "shaped like" the organizational structure they are designed in or desig
by achow 3y ago
> "shipping the org chart"
It is science :-)
Conway's law: ..complex products end up "shaped like" the organizational structure they are designed in or designed for. The law is applied primarily in the field of software architecture, though Conway directed it more broadly and its assumptions and conclusions apply to most technical fields.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conway%27s_law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conway%27s_law
- pas 3y agohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IUj1EZwpJY&t=34m12s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IUj1EZwpJY&t=34m12s (one of the best illustrations, using Windows volume control components)
- marcosdumay 3y agoAll the Conway's law says is that it's a top management failure.