Third, we assume that Conway’s law (or a variant of it) is a strong driver of software product shape and that organizations would benefit from explicitly addressing the implications of this law. In this regard, we draw on writing and ideas from Mel Conway; from software architecture consultant and team organization design award-winner Ruth Malan; from ThoughtWorks technical director and one of the “reverse Conway maneuver” proponents James Lewis; and from similar authors and practitioners.
