Conway's Law

One concept. Four tiers of command. Which do you speak?

Category: Strategy

Foundational Lexiconorg shapes product
Executive Parlancestructure-architecture mirror
Scholarly Discourseorganizational isomorphism
Babel ZenithConway's Law
Origin: Melvin Conway

Etymology & Meaning

Organizations design systems that mirror their communication structures.

In the Boardroom

Reorganizing teams to change the product architecture.

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