Redesign cross-team architecture boundaries

Turn coordination pain into an evidence-based boundary and interaction proposal.

1. 1. Chapter

   Read architecture through communication

   25 min

   Use Conway's Law as a diagnostic, not a slogan.

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2. 2. Chapter

   Choose interaction modes

   35 min

   Distinguish collaboration, X-as-a-Service and facilitation.

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3. 3. Decision lab

   Test the reorganization decision

   25 min

   Compare structural change with a reversible interaction experiment.

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4. 4. Playbook

   Write a Team API

   35 min

   Make ownership, services and expectations explicit.

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5. 5. Playbook

   Record architecture risk

   30 min

   Connect failure modes to evidence and treatment.

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6. 6. Experiment

   Run a two-week interaction test

   180 min

   Measure waits, handoffs, incidents and cognitive load.

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7. 7. Reflection

   Recommend the boundary

   30 min

   Use evidence to keep, alter or reject the proposed structure.

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