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Mentioned in 46 episodes
Team Topologies
Book • 2019
Team Topologies provides a step-by-step, adaptive model for organizational design and team interaction.
The book focuses on four primary team types (stream-aligned, enabling, complicated subsystem, and platform teams) and three interaction modes (collaboration, X-as-a-service, and facilitating).
It emphasizes the importance of managing cognitive load, clear boundaries, and effective communication pathways to optimize value streams and software health.
The authors draw on their experience and include real-world case studies to help readers choose and evolve the right team patterns for their organization.
The book focuses on four primary team types (stream-aligned, enabling, complicated subsystem, and platform teams) and three interaction modes (collaboration, X-as-a-service, and facilitating).
It emphasizes the importance of managing cognitive load, clear boundaries, and effective communication pathways to optimize value streams and software health.
The authors draw on their experience and include real-world case studies to help readers choose and evolve the right team patterns for their organization.
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Mentioned in 46 episodes
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when discussing organizational design and its impact on product development.

Anuj Rathi

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The full-stack PM | Anuj Rathi (Swiggy, Jupiter Money, Flipkart)
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in the introduction as the book that she and Matthew were discussing at a conference.


Melissa Perri

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Episode 211: The Power of Team Topologies with Matthew Skelton
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when introducing the guests, 

and Manuel Paich, known for their book.


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Matthew Skelton
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Organizational design and Team Topologies after AI
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as an abstracted software engineering approach to designing organizations.


Eoin Woods

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SE Radio 705: Murat Erder and Eoin Woods on Continuous Architecture
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as the source of the idea to align with value streams.

Klaus Breyer

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#224 - Move Fast, Break Silos: Leadership for Interdisciplinary Teams - Klaus Breyer
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as a book the company read to re-marinate themselves when starting from a blank sheet of paper with the ready structure.


Rodney Evans

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31. Why Reorgs Don't Work
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as an example of a focused, reusable framework that acts as a 'Trojan horse' for broader organizational ideas.


John Cutler

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46. Embracing the Beautiful Mess: How Organizations Actually Work with John Cutler
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as a great resource for further exploration of team topologies.


Marty Cagan

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Coaching Team Topology
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as a recommended model for organising teams and team types in software organisations.

Marko Klemetti

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How To Build a GenAI-Augmented Software Organization • Marko Klemetti & Kris Jenkins
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as a book to check out regarding flow of value, APIs, abstractions, and separation of concerns.

Daniel Bryant

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