Aligning Teams around Work - An Optimization Problem Solved by Smaller Cells

Let&rsquo;s start with one of my favorite quotes: Organizations [that design systems] produce designs that mirror their communication structures. This is Conway&rsquo;s Law from 1968 and fifty years later, it&rsquo;s still true. That&rsquo;s why designing systems ( slicing work ) and designing teams must go hand in hand. If they don&rsquo;t, your architecture will follow your organizational chart…