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How Technical Silos Create Invisible Bottlenecks
Good intentions, bad outcomes
Chapters
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Introduction
0:37
Component team organization pattern
1:25
Good intentions behind component teams
2:18
Conway's Law and organizational structure
3:46
Evolution from functional to component teams
4:27
The dependency problem
6:01
Knowledge isolation and bottlenecks
7:21
Priority conflicts between teams
8:39
Value stream teams as an alternative
9:11
Practical steps without reorganizing
10:06
Platform teams and self-service
10:35
Knowledge-sharing sessions
11:42
Visualization and planning
12:41
Leadership perspective
12:51
Feature-based planning
Good intentions, bad outcomes
How Technical Silos Create Invisible Bottlenecks
Apr 15, 2025
Season 1
Episode 5
Xodiac
In this episode, Gino Marckx and Wayne Hetherington explore why organizing teams around technical components creates dependencies that slow down your entire organization.
Discover:
- Why component teams introduce crippling dependencies
- How "islands of knowledge" become serious bottlenecks
- The hidden costs of teams protecting "their territory"
- Practical steps to break down silos without reorganizing everything
- Why self-service platforms and cross-team collaboration work
Perfect for technical leaders, project managers, and architects struggling with cross-team dependencies!
#ComponentTeams #OrganizationalDesign #TeamStructure #ConwaysLaw
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