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Should Conway’s Law Be Applied to DevSecOps?

By Mike Fraser on September 25, 2020Leave a CommentStrictly adhering to Conway’s Law could lead to less innovation and the inability to keep up in a fast-changing market When it comes to determining how an organization should be structured, the 1967 Conway’s Law provides a plausible direction that many software companies could follow.

Conway’s Law is a term that originated from engineer Melvin Conway’s 1967 thesis paper to Harvard Business Review.

If a company strictly follows Conway’s Law, it will be difficult for them to innovate. Here are a couple of takeaways from Conway’s Law that can benefit DevSecOps companies: Conway’s Law explains that the bigger the team, the higher likelihood of miscommunication and tension, causing unproductivity.