Organizations which design systems are constrained to produce designs which are copies of the communication structures of these organizations. -- Conway's Law

Organizations which design systems are constrained to produce designs which are copies of the communication structures of these organizations. -- Conway's Law ( http://design.caltech.edu/erik/Misc/Conway.html http://design.caltech.edu/erik/Misc/Conway.html ) First reading this adage was a relevation. I realised I've never worked on a technical project that wasn't constrained by it. This post/discussion reminded me of it again.