Matthew Skelton, a leader in modern organizational dynamics and co-author of Team Topologies, delves into optimizing team structures for faster value delivery. He discusses the principles of team topologies, emphasizing the need for strategic decoupling of value streams and managing cognitive load. The conversation highlights crucial aspects like desynchronizing teams for efficiency, fostering a supportive culture, and initiating changes through pilot projects. Skelton warns against siloed teams and advocates for adaptable systems to enhance collaboration and productivity.

Matthew Skelton, co-author of Team Topologies, discusses value flow, team structures, continuous stewardship, and decoupling in time. He explains how Team Topologies reduces cognitive load, increases user value, and structures teams more humanely. Skelton shares insights on system design, cybernetics, and neuroscience, drawing parallels to Pilates for company goals.

Effective software teams are essential for any organization to deliver value continuously and sustainably. But how do you build the best team organization for your specific goals, culture, and needs?That's the question posed by authors Matthew Skelton and Manuel Pais in their highly-acclaimed book, Team Topologies: Organizing Business and Technology Teams for Fast Flow.On this week's episode of Dev Interrupted, we revisit Dan's 2021 conversation with Matthew and Manuel. Since first airing, their book has received broad recognition for its step-by-step advice, approach to team patterns and interactions, and compelling analysis of the communication pathways that lead to organizational success. We think this episode is as relevant today as it was when it was released - and we hope you agree!Show Notes:Learn more at teamtopologies.comCheck out the Team Topologies Academy: https://academy.teamtopologies.comSupport the show: Subscribe to our Substack Leave us a review Subscribe on YouTube Follow us on Twitter or LinkedIn Offers: Learn about Continuous Merge with gitStream Get your DORA Metrics free forever

Explore how to structure your team for rapid change with insights from Matthew Skelton. Learn about optimizing organizations for fast flow, the distinctions between platform and enablement in SRE, and techniques like domain-driven design. Dive into measuring flow efficiency, reducing wait times, and the influence of manufacturing practices on software development.

Discussion includes motivation for writing the Team Topologies book. How can TT approach help to build software that is more secure? Techniques, challenges, recommendations when adopting TT.Matthew Skelton is co-author of Team Topologies: organizing business and technology teams for fast flow. Recognised by TechBeacon in 2018, 2019, and 2020 as one of the top 100 people to follow in DevOps, Matthew curates the well-known DevOps team topologies patterns at devopstopologies.com. He is Head of Consulting at Conflux and specialises in Continuous Delivery, operability, and organisation dynamics for modern software systems. Manuel Pais is co-author of Team Topologies: organizing business and technology teams for fast flow. Recognized by TechBeacon as a DevOps thought leader, Manuel is an independent IT organizational consultant and trainer, focused on team interactions, delivery practices and accelerating flow. Manuel is also a LinkedIn instructor on Continuous Delivery.For more books on Domain-Driven Design and the Vaughn Vernon signature series go here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.