# Team Topologies

DevFeed: [Team Topologies](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/team-topologies-27878.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://gagor.pro/book/2026/team-topologies/>)

Author: Tom

Published: 2026-04-26T00:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Tomasz Gągor](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/tomasz-gagor.md>)

Topics: [DevOps](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/devops.md>), [Architecture & Design](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/architecture-design.md>), [Software](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/software.md>)

Tags: [architecture](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/architecture.md>), [business](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/business.md>), [cognitive-load](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cognitive-load.md>), [collaboration](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/collaboration.md>), [conway-s-law](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/conway-s-law.md>), [flow](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/flow.md>), [leadership](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/leadership.md>), [management](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/management.md>), [platform](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/platform.md>), [team-topologies](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/team-topologies.md>), [technology](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/technology.md>)

## AI overview

This article summarizes Team Topologies by Matthew Skelton and Manuel Pais, focusing on organizational design for software teams. It explains the four team types, three interaction modes, cognitive load, Conway's Law, the Reverse Conway Maneuver, and the Thinnest Viable Platform.

## Source excerpt

Team Topologies Organizing Business and Technology Teams for Fast Flow Authors: Matthew Skelton, Manuel Pais Team Topologies is a must-read for anyone involved in building software at scale. It moves away from the "everyone should talk to everyone" fallacy and introduces a pragmatic, team-first approach to organizational design. By focusing on cognitive load and the flow of value, Skelton and Pais provide a clear vocabulary for discussing team structures and their interactions.