Software Architectures, Team Topologies, and Complexity Science

Explore the intersection of software architectures, team topologies, and complexity science in this thought-provoking conference talk by James Lewis, Software Architect and Director at Thoughtworks. Delve into the relationships between team structure, software architecture, and the emergent phenomenon of complexity science. Examine recent research on high-performing software development organizations and complex adaptive systems. Investigate concepts such as value creation, corporate metabolism, and organizational mortality. Gain insights into identifying signs of organizational aging and learn how to create and scale high-performing software teams and organizations. Discover the potential for a grand unified theory of organizational design based on complexity science principles.

Intro
Team Topologies & complexity
What is value?
Team Topologies
Software architecture & complexity
Complex adaptive systems
Complex adaptive systems are everywhere
Corporate metabolism
Sidebar: Identifying the signs of ageing
Organizational mortality
Outro