Tag: architecture

• Why Less Is More

  17 September 2025 - The teams that create the most value aren't the ones with the best tech. They're the ones with the clearest constraints.

• Shaping Team Boundaries for Flow

  01 September 2025 - How the team dependencies shapes delivery speed and what to do about it.

• Liability Mapping your Tech Debt

  18 August 2025 - Liability mapping splits tech debt into five categories so teams can work out what to fix and when, instead of arguing about the word 'debt'.

• Build vs Buy vs Run

  02 July 2025 - Self-hosting open-source tools sits between building and buying. Sometimes it's the right call, if you respect the operational cost.

• Choose Boring Tech

  19 June 2025 - This isn't new advice, but some reminders deserve another run: choose boring tech if you're in the business of product engineering.

• Don't Improve Coordination, Eliminate It

  11 June 2025 - Every cross-team sync is a boundary that needs reinforcing. What if coordination isn't a sign of organisational maturity, but a sign the boundaries are broken?