{"id":1275,"date":"2021-08-07T08:33:39","date_gmt":"2021-08-07T08:33:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sdrefocus.com\/?p=1275"},"modified":"2025-10-25T10:05:30","modified_gmt":"2025-10-25T10:05:30","slug":"book-team-topologies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sdrefocus.com\/index.php\/2021\/08\/07\/book-team-topologies\/","title":{"rendered":"Book: &#8220;Team Topologies&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>by <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/matthewskelton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Matthew Skelton<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/manuelpais\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Manuel Pais<\/a>, 2019, 2025 &#8211; Organizing Business and Technology Teams for Fast Flow<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><em>&#8220;Certainly with Project-to-Product, the reference book on the dynamic organization of software delivery teams and their interactions, aligned with business objectives and software architecture.&#8221;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><u>What I Liked The Most<\/u><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Clear explanations on the relationship between Organization Design and Software Architecture: Conway\u2019s Law and Reverse Conway Maneuver.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Descriptions of 4 fundamental Team Topologies to enable the fast flow of software delivery: \n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Stream-Aligned, <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Platform, <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enabling, <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>and Complicated Subsystem teams.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pragmatic recommendations to take into account a team\u2019s sustainable Cognitive Load.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The book and its companion website <a href=\"https:\/\/teamtopologies.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" 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