Matthew Skelton giving the opening keynote talk at FastFlowConf 2023 - photo by Tom Kidman
Founder and Principal at Conflux, Matthew Skelton, gave the keynote talk at FastFlowConf 2023.
Talk description
Since the book Team Topologies was published in 2019, it has gained widespread adoption within the software/IT sector as the “go-to” reference for organizing business and technology teams for fast flow. Organizations of all sizes have found that the language, patterns, practices, ideas, and deliberate constraints of Team Topologies (TT) has helped them to move to a more humane, flow-oriented approach to building and running software-enriched Services.
But can industry sectors outside software and IT also benefit from TT ideas and practices?
In this talk, Matthew Skelton (co-author of the TT book) explores how organizations in many sectors have begun to use the TT patterns to help with team-based knowledge work of all kinds. We explore the use of TT in sectors including: legal services, accountancy, clinical care in hospitals, COVID-19 emergency response, sales and marketing, HR/People, higher education, venue services (audio-visual equipment).
New tools such as TeamOS and TeamForm are also emerging in the market that explicitly use the TT principles to help organizations design and evolve the teams and dynamics for fast flow.
In effect, the core software engineering principles underlying Team Topologies - including Team API, decoupling, service boundaries, team interaction modes, Conway’s Law, organizational sensing, etc. - are being applied and tested in novel knowledge-work contexts. This presents a tremendous opportunity for people with software engineering awareness to help shape the future dynamics of digital-savvy organizations. The talk closes by looking at some key principles around an operating model for fast flow organizations. Join the Team Topologies (r)evolution!
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The Fast Flow Organization - Using Team Topologies Outside of IT and Software, Matthew Skelton