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Where I currently work (< 60 employees), management decided to try to switch to a flat structure similar to what is described in this handbook. We are still in

Where I currently work (< 60 employees), management decided to try to switch to a flat structure similar to what is described in this handbook. We are still in the bootstrapping phase. However, I noticed that I could not find a lot of serious/deep evaluation material, like, companies that really did it and discussed it in retrospective, nor anything similar in management literature. Also, I noticed that there are no good sw tools that help you organizing, the standard SCRUM tools are not enough and instead we would like to have something that allows to easily keep track of who is working on what and how, let's say more about the connections between the "teams" than their progress. Any tips?

coyled 12y ago
Look for literature on "lattice organizations". There are a few case studies published about WL Gore & Associates and how they implemented it.
kabdib 12y ago
I think if you're using elaborate software tools to do SCRUM, you're probably doing it wrong already. I might be having an allergic reaction to the "burndown charts" that were used to micromanage people at Microsoft. But I also think that anything more complicated than a whiteboard and a wiki is over-doing the process.
vellum 12y ago
Github also uses a flat structure. They don't have any official papers, but some of their employees have described their internal tools and workflows. http://zachholman.com/talks http://zachholman.com/talks http://www.slideshare.net/InfoQ/github-communications-culture-and-tools http://www.slideshare.net/InfoQ/github-communications-cultur... http://tomayko.com/writings/adopt-an-open-source-process-constraints http://tomayko.com/writings/adopt-an-open-source-process-con... http://www.fastcolabs.com/3020181/open-company/inside-githubs-super-lean-management-strategy-and-how-it-drives-innovation http://www.fastcolabs.com/3020181/open-company/inside-github...

coyled 12y ago

Look for literature on "lattice organizations". There are a few case studies published about WL Gore & Associates and how they implemented it.

kabdib 12y ago

I think if you're using elaborate software tools to do SCRUM, you're probably doing it wrong already. I might be having an allergic reaction to the "burndown charts" that were used to micromanage people at Microsoft. But I also think that anything more complicated than a whiteboard and a wiki is over-doing the process.

vellum 12y ago

Github also uses a flat structure. They don't have any official papers, but some of their employees have described their internal tools and workflows. http://zachholman.com/talks http://zachholman.com/talks http://www.slideshare.net/InfoQ/github-communications-culture-and-tools http://www.slideshare.net/InfoQ/github-communications-cultur... http://tomayko.com/writings/adopt-an-open-source-process-constraints http://tomayko.com/writings/adopt-an-open-source-process-con... http://www.fastcolabs.com/3020181/open-company/inside-githubs-super-lean-management-strategy-and-how-it-drives-innovation http://www.fastcolabs.com/3020181/open-company/inside-github...