Architecture

Inverse Conway Maneuver

Structure your teams to produce the system architecture you want.

If Conway's Law says organizations produce architectures that mirror their communication structure, then the Inverse Conway Maneuver deliberately uses this to your advantage.

How It Works

Want a microservices architecture? Organize into small, autonomous teams—each owning a single service. Want a monolith? Keep everyone in one team.

Real-World Example

Amazon's famous 'two-pizza teams' were partly motivated by this idea: small teams → small, independent services → the architecture that powered AWS.

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