Team Topologies

PART II

Team Topologies thatWork for Flow

KEY TAKEAWAYS

CHAPTER 4

• Ad hoc or constantly changing team design slows down software delivery.
• There is no single definitive team topology but several inadequate topologies for any one organization.
• Technical and cultural maturity, org scale, and engineering discipline are critical aspects when considering which topology to adopt.
• In particular, the feature-team/product-team pattern is powerful but only works with a supportive surrounding environment.
• Splitting a team’s responsibilities can break down silos and empower other teams.

CHAPTER 5

• The four fundamental team topologies simplify modern software team interactions.
• Mapping common industry team types to the fundamental topologies sets up organizations ...