Personal Productivity and Conway's Law

Get ready for a productivity party as Ian and Ash dive into the chaotic world of getting stuff done! From Ash's Trello-powered life management system to Ian's valiant attempts at David Allen's Getting Things Done, our dynamic duo explore the highs and lows of personal productivity. Warning: may contain traces of work-in-progress limits and an unhealthy obsession with database administrators.But wait, there's more! Brace yourself for a mind-bending journey into Conway's Law, where organizational charts meet software architecture in a cosmic dance of confusion. Watch Ian struggle to grasp Ash's examples (don't worry, he gets there eventually) as they unravel the mysteries of monoliths, microservices, and everything in between. With a sprinkle of neoliths, megalithic humor, and a dash of LinkedIn bot paranoia, this episode is guaranteed to leave you questioning your team structure and reaching for your Trello board. Remember folks, in the world of What A Lot Of Things, everything changes while staying exactly the same!​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​LinksIn Defence of Productivity by Jason SwettThe Protestant Work Ethic by Oliver BurkemanDavid Allen’s Getting Things Done4000 Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman, and his TEDx Manchester talk Why Patience is a SuperpowerProductivity software: OmniFocus 4, TrelloOutside Context Problem, from Excession by Iain M BanksWindows Recall: How to turn it off and why you should at Tom’s GuideThe DevOps Handbook by  Gene Kim, Jez Humble, Patrick Debois, John Willis, Nicole ForsgrenStrangler Fig blog post by Martin Fowler, and his post on Conway’s Law.Conway’s Law and Mel Conway's paper How Committees InventDealing with Creaky Legacy Platforms by Jonny LeRoyTeam Topologies by Matthew Skelton and Manuel Pais, Wardley Maps by Simon Wardley and The Mythical Man Month by Fred Brooks.When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing by Daniel PinkHachydermEmail us on [email protected] or visit us on LinkedIn.