Sociotechnical Systems Evolution & Architecture
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What is Sociotechnical Architecture?
Sociotechnical Architecture is about taking an holistic co-design approach to technical and organizational systems, given the inherent impact they have on each other.
In other words (from Nick Tune): When we are architecting a software system, we must consider the impact on the teams in the organisation and vice-versa.
(inspired by Nick Tune's Sociotechnical
Systems Evolution loop)
βοΈ Products
- Sociotechnical Systems Evolution and Architecture Workshop - this is a four-half day workshop I give with Michael Ploed, where we facilitate a "collective experience" to learn, practice, and discuss thinking models, tools, and methods that allow unlocking and driving sustainable co-evolution of org and tech-based on customer and business value. (βΉοΈ This is a public workshop, however I can also offer this workshop internally to interested companies.)
βπ» Articles
- Intro to Sociotechnical Systems Evolution & Architecture series
- Introduction to Sociotechnical Architecture: Why & What is it
- Introduction to Sociotechnical Architecture: Traits & Strategies
- Real-World Examples
- Evolving Tech-enabled Orgs Using Sociotechnical Architecture (DevOps Lisbon Meetup)
- Sociotechnical Architecture as Enabler of Product Thinking
- Architecture Topologies & Architecture as Enabling Team
- ProdTech Teams
- Automated Software Architecture Visualization & Emergent Understanding
- Architecture Modernization Enabling Teams (AMET)
ποΈ Talks
- Intro to Sociotechnical Architecture: co-designing technical & organizational architecture to maximize impact, Spaces Summit 2020, May 2020
- Sociotechnical Architecture as Enabler of Product Thinking, Domain-Driven Design (DDD) Europe, February 2021
- Scaling & Evolving Tech-enabled Orgs Using Sociotechnical Architecture & Systems Thinking, DevOps Lisbon Meetup, March 2021
- Sociotechnical Thinking and Architecture - Motivation and Traits, September 2022
- Architect(ure) as Enabler of Organizationβs Sustainable Flow of Change, Kandddinsky 2022, October 2022
π» Podcasts & Interviews
- Sociotechnical Architecture as a way to maximize impact, TechLab Podcast, September 2020
- Team Topologies - "a DSL for Organization Design and Evolution", TechLab Podcast, January 2021
- DevOps is Not Enough for Scaling and Evolving Tech-Driven Organizations, Interview with Manuel Pais, InfoQ, March 2021
- Platform Thinking Podcast - Emergent Platform and Evolution in SocioTechnical Systems, July 2023
π References
- Key People & References on Sociotechnical Architecture (GitHub repo started and maintained by people working and interested on Sociotechnical Architecture)
- TLA_insights on Sociotechnical Architecture (my research and insights on key articles that touch Sociotechnical Architecture)