Most commercial organizations face the following challenges when defining the architectures of their products: Focus on technology details rather than business context. Perception of architects as not delivering solutions or adding value. Inability of architectural practices to address the increase in speed of IT delivery and to adapt to modern del

Conway’s Law doesn’t leave anyone guessing about how to make organizational communication structures work for the greater good. As the conclusion of Conway’s paper states: We have found a criterion for the structuring of design organizations: a design effort should be organized according to the need for communication.

I meet companies like this constantly. They want to improve. They know they need to improve. They usually understand the theory of how strong teams work. But they just don’t have the hands-on experience and knowledge to be able to provide the coaching their people need.