Microservices and the Inverse Conway Manoeuvre

Explore the concept of microservices and their impact on organizational structure in this comprehensive conference talk. Dive into the principles of Conway's Law and its inverse application in software development. Learn how organizing teams around business capabilities can lead to faster deployment, improved scalability, and increased robustness. Examine real-world examples and feedback from successful teams to understand the practical implications of this approach. Discover the importance of value stream maps, queue management, and cross-functional teams in achieving desired outcomes. Analyze common antipatterns, such as distributed monoliths, and their effects on system architecture. Gain insights into the OODA Loop, stable elements in software development, and the optimal team size for effective microservices implementation. Investigate the relationship between information theory and microservices, and understand how to apply these concepts to outpace competitors in the rapidly evolving tech landscape.

Introduction
Hypothesis
Twix
Open Source
Outline
Information Theory
Microservices
Value Stream Maps
Queues
Dont Keynes
Failure
Efficiency
What is your capability
Project thinking
Project teams
Antipatterns
Fanin
Distributed Monolith
A Nervous Breakdown
Pauline Cather
The Royal Free
The capabilities
Ooty
OODA Loop
Dr Michael Jacobs
Royal Free Hospital
Crossfunctional teams
Software existence proof
Functional silos
Comparing the market
Other Names
Stable Elements
XP Size
Thomas Allen
Inverse Conway maneuver
Conways signals
The last word
The email
Questions