Dispatch #12/23
Hey-Ho!
Prepare for our weekly dispatch with exciting and informative articles and reports on team structures, organizational design, and DevOps teams! For sure, you have already asked yourself how to structure your team. Or maybe your boss has. The current discourse on this topic is led by the popular book, "Team Topologies." But we want to provide additional and alternative views on this topic. Our resources from industry giants like Atlassian, Microsoft, Harvard Business Review, and Humanitech will provide the latest insights and strategies to optimize your team's performance. So, join us on this exciting journey toward team success!
Here are some links we found interesting regarding this topic:
Article: Atlassian presents an insightful diagram that illustrates the distinctions among technology, matrix, and product teams, which can guide you in determining the most effective structure for your engineering team. How should you structure your engineering team? - Work Life by Atlassian
Report: Work Life by Atlassian also offers a valuable resource in the form of "The State of Teams" report, which is worth reading to gain insights on team dynamics: The State of Teams 2022 - Work Life by Atlassian
Article: To achieve success, aligning organizational design with your strategy is essential. This article, available at hbr.org, explains the relationship between strategy and corporate design: Design Your Organization to Match Your Strategy (hbr.org)
Article: Microsoft provides a comprehensive guide to DevOps team patterns in its report: DevOps teams topologies - Cloud Adoption Framework | Microsoft Learn
Report: For a deeper understanding of the best-performing DevOps setups and teams, refer to the new DevOps report by Humanitech. How does your DevOps setup stack up against the competition? | Humanitec
Framework: A nice alternative to team topologies is Unfix, here for example you can read how they apply the framework to the McKinsey Helix Organization: Let’s Unfix McKinsey’s Helix Organization — unFIX
Now, we want to know your thoughts:
How do you determine the most effective team structure for your engineering team?
What resources are available to help achieve success in organizational design?
How can I gain a deeper understanding of the best-performing DevOps setups and teams?
We would like to hear from you; write us a comment or mail!
Regards, Florian
www.TechAccelerationAndResilience.com
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