slug: team-topologies
title: "Team Topologies — Structuring Teams for Fast Flow"
version: 1.0.0
description: "Design teams for fast flow: Conway's Law, four team types, three interaction modes, and cognitive load."
category: leadership
tags: [team-topologies, organization-design, team-structure, conways-law, platform-teams]
difficulty: advanced

xp:
  read: 20
  walkthrough: 50
  exercise: 30
  quiz: 25
  quiz-perfect-bonus: 15

time:
  quick: 5
  read: 25
  guided: 60

prerequisites: []
related: [system-design, one-on-ones]

triggers:
  - "How should I structure engineering teams?"
  - "What are team topologies?"
  - "What is Conway's Law?"
  - "What are platform teams?"

visuals:
  diagrams: [diagram-mermaid, diagram-architecture]
  quiz-types: [quiz-matching, quiz-timed-choice]
  slides: true

sources:
  - label: "Team Topologies by Skelton & Pais"
    type: book
    url: "https://teamtopologies.com"
  - label: "Conway's Law (original paper)"
    type: article
    url: "https://www.melconway.com/Home/Committees_Paper.html"