Mik + One: The Official Project to Product Podcast by Dr. Mik Kersten

Episode 10: Team Topologies on Relieving Mental Pressure on Teams

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Recorded at the 2019 annual SEACON conference in London, Mik has two special guests, Matthew Skelton and Manuel Pais, authors of Team Topologies: Organizing Business and Technology Teams for Fast Flow.

This episode of Mik + One discusses:

  • Insights into the patterns and anti-patterns of how teams are structured and evolve, and why it’s important to focus on the cognitive load of teams
  • Team specialization, the need for platform teams and how to manage the crucial dependencies between teams
  • The need for a product value stream that’s supported by multiple teams, and the importance of flow in an organization’s software systems architecture
  • Learnings on how to successfully organize teams of teams and if there is a perfect number of team members for an organization
  • Advice for organizations on how to successfully structure teams based on cognitive load

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    For more information about Manuel Pais and Matthew Skelton, to view the full list of resources featured in this episode, and to download the episode transcript, visit:

    https://projecttoproduct.org/podcast/team-topologies/

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