Discussion - Topic: Team cognitive load

This week's topic: Team cognitive load

As described in Thoughtworks Technology Radar Vol. #26.

A system’s architecture mimics an organizational structure and its communication. It’s not big news that we should be intentional about how teams interact — see, for instance, the Inverse Conway Maneuver. Team interaction is one of the variables for how fast and how easily teams can deliver value to their customers. We were happy to find a way to measure these interactions; we used the Team Topologies author’s assessment which gives you an understanding of how easy or difficult the teams find it to build, test and maintain their services. By measuring team cognitive load, we could better advise our clients on how to change their teams’ structure and evolve their interactions.

Discussion Resources :

Team Topologies and Organization by Matthew Skelton
https://wind4change.com/team-topologies-matthew-skelton-conway-law-cognitive-load-theory/

What are the core team types in Team Topologies?
https://teamtopologies.com/key-concepts-content/what-are-the-core-team-types-in-team-topologies

Team Topologies Summary & Review by Brice Beard
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/stream-align-me-brice-beard

Q&A on the Book Team Topologies by Ben Linders and Manuel Pais of InfoQ
https://www.infoq.com/articles/book-review-team-topologies/