# Cross-functional units and uni-functional teams

DevFeed: [Cross-functional units and uni-functional teams](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/cross-functional-units-and-uni-functional-teams-39886.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://mende.io/blog/cross-functional-units-uni-functional-teams/>)

Author: tobi@techunicorn.builders (Tobias Mende)

Published: 2021-10-29T09:08:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Tobias Mende](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/tobias-mende.md>)

Topics: [Architecture & Design](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/architecture-design.md>), [Back end](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/backend.md>), [Front end](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/frontend.md>), [cloud-infrastructure](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cloud-infrastructure.md>), [DevOps](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/devops.md>)

Tags: [autonomy](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/autonomy.md>), [backend](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/backend.md>), [cloud-infrastructure](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cloud-infrastructure.md>), [components](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/components.md>), [designer](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/designer.md>), [devops](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/devops.md>), [frontend](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/frontend.md>), [infrastructure](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/infrastructure.md>), [qa](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/qa.md>), [software-development-team-topologies-engineering-excellence-organizational-design](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/software-development-team-topologies-engineering-excellence-organizational-design.md>), [teams](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/teams.md>)

## AI overview

The article compares cross-functional units, where people from multiple disciplines work autonomously on an area end to end, with uni-functional teams that connect specialists across units. It argues that cross-unit coordination is especially valuable when teams share code, services, frontends, or infrastructure, helping align practices and address issues that affect multiple units.

## Source excerpt

Cross-functional units and uni-functional teams Many modern companies put a high emphasis on having multiple functions within one unit or team. The goal: The unit should be able to function with a high degree of autonomy, working on its area and owning everything in this area from beginning to end.