# Wikipedia Authors - Conway's law (Highlights)  ## Metadata **Review**:: [readwise.io](https://readwise.io/bookreview/38360567) **Source**:: #from/readwise #from/reader **Zettel**:: #zettel/fleeting **Status**:: #x **Authors**:: [[Wikipedia Authors]] **Full Title**:: Conway's law **Category**:: #articles #readwise/articles **Category Icon**:: 📰 **URL**:: [en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conway%27s_law) **Host**:: [[en.wikipedia.org]] **Highlighted**:: [[2024-03-04]] **Created**:: [[2024-03-06]] ## Highlights - **Conway's law** is an [adage](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adage) that states organizations design systems that mirror their own communication structure. It is named after the [computer programmer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Programmer) [Melvin Conway](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melvin_Conway), who introduced the idea in 1967. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hr4res63r3xh1fb73v9deznd)) ^687987801 - Any organization that designs a system (defined broadly) will produce a design whose structure is a copy of the organization's communication structure ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hr4reyvb1ce9x7papa8pzeqs)) ^687987808 - If the parts of an organization (e.g., teams, departments, or subdivisions) do not closely reflect the essential parts of the product, or if the relationships between organizations do not reflect the relationships between product parts, then the project will be in trouble ... Therefore: Make sure the organization is compatible with the product architecture. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hr4rhgpxnqfvs9pr4798bwk5)) ^687988155