Conway's Law

• https://martinfowler.com/bliki/ConwaysLaw.html

Any organization that designs a system (defined broadly) will produce a design whose structure is a copy of the organization's communication structure.

1. Organizational Structure Influences Design

   • The way teams are organized will affect the architecture of the systems they create.
   • A poorly structured organization may lead to disjointed software systems.=

2. Communication Patterns Matter

   • Effective communication within and between teams is crucial for producing cohesive and integrated designs.
   • Encouraging collaboration can improve system outcomes
   • Therefore the org structure must be designed for collaboration
   • One must be mindful of silos

3. Encourage Cross-Functional Teams

   • Cross-functional teams that bring together different skills and perspectives can enhance innovation and lead to more coherent system designs

4. The Inverse Conway Maneuver aims to change the communications patterns in the organization so that it encourages the desired software architecture.

5. Domain-Driven Design plays a role with Conway's Law to help define organization structures, since a key part of DDD is to identify BoundedContexts
6. A key characteristic of a Bounded Context is that it has its own UbiquitousLanguage, defined and understood by the group of people working in that context