{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"We Not Me","title":"Organising teams for fast flow with Matthew Skelton","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3244,"description":"Organisational effectiveness isn't just about making team members more productive, but properly structuring teams and understanding how they work together.\n\nSmall teams with high trust can make decisions quickly and maintain better context of what they're building, while being mindful of the cognitive load placed on members.\n\nMatthew Skelton is the author of Team Topologies. He developed patterns for team organisation and devops that were adopted by companies like Netflix and Accenture. His work focuses on how to structure teams effectively in organisations, particularly looking at concepts like team cognitive load and team interaction modes.\n\nThree reasons to listen\nLearn how small teams can achieve faster results and deliver value more effectively to users\nUnderstand the principles behind Amazon's \"two pizza team\" approach, including how trust enables quick decision-making in small groups\nDiscover how organisations often lack self-awareness and how this becomes a major obstacle to their success\nEpisode highlights\n[00:11:47] The road to Team Topologies\n[00:17:18] Why collaboration is not the only answer\n[00:22:05] Creating flow for small teams\n[00:23:34] Making work humane\n[00:28:10] The Uswith example\n[00:30:45] Alternative schools of thought\n[00:34:56] Impact on team leaders\n[00:37:31] Conway's law\n[00:40:48] Decoupling of teams and architecture\n[00:46:08] Matthew's media recommendations\n[00:48:59] Takeaways from Pia and Dan\nLinks\nTeam Topologies: Organizing Business and Technology Teams for Fast Flow –Matthew’s book\nThe jazz ensemble: the ultimate team? – We Not Me\nTeam Topologies’ Uswitch case study\nConway's law\nEmpowered Agile Transformation: Beyond the Framework, by Alexandra Stokes\nArchitecture Modernization, by Nick Tune\nFrozen II (2019)\nLeave us a voice note","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/cTxm0uMo1AuvRTsg1GhIjdn998MJJQ_xMMLaqK_LTcA/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8zOTk3/MThmYWIxNDllNjc2/YzEwZjVhOWNmZjVm/ODNmNi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}