The hottest Organizational Structure Substack posts right now

And their main takeaways

How Shopify builds product

Lenny's Newsletter • 3321 implied HN points • 25 Jul 23

Shopify plans around yearly themes that reflect top-level priorities for the merchant.
Shopify has an aversion to OKRs and focuses more on products feeling cohesive than solely focusing on metrics.
Shopify uses a homegrown task tracking system called GSD for project stakeholder reviews.

Unveiling the Hidden Side of Org Charts | David Yee

Dev Interrupted • 172 implied HN points • 16 Jan 24

💼 Business Leadership Software Development Organizational Structure Technology Trends

Organizations have hidden aspects called 'shadows'.
Enterprise teams face challenges in fast delivery due to code deployment, collaboration, and communication.
Trends from 2023 will impact software development in 2024.

Building Cross-Functional Data Organizations

High ROI Data Science • 137 implied HN points • 28 Jan 24

💼 Business Organizational Structure Business impact Data Ownership

Organizational structure must evolve to adapt to the nonlinear future of business.
Addressing root causes is crucial to solving problems efficiently.
Data organizations face challenges due to cross-functional nature and legacy structures.

Cross-functional teams and dependencies

Ageling on Agile • 117 implied HN points • 31 Jan 24

💼 Business Agile Dependencies Team Dynamics Product Development Organizational Structure

Agile teams should aim to be cross-functional and deliver value independently.
Dependencies outside the team can hinder effectiveness.
Consider organizing teams around value rather than functions.

Introduction to unFIX

Ageling on Agile • 137 implied HN points • 17 Jan 24

💼 Business Organizational Structure Value Creation Product Management

Different organizational structures can create value in different ways.
Stability is essential but not always guaranteed in organizations.
Adapting organizational structure quickly is crucial for responding to changing circumstances.

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Seven unchallenged assumptions stunting your company's growth

Great CTOs 'Focus on outcomes' • 58 implied HN points • 31 Jan 24

💼 Business Organizational Structure Incentives Change Management

Common organizational practices can become entrenched and go unchallenged, hindering growth.
It's important to question long-standing assumptions in organizations to drive improvement.
Challenging assumptions like hierarchical reporting structures can lead to positive change.

Trust and collaboration go a long way

Ageling on Agile • 58 implied HN points • 28 Jan 24

💼 Business Collaboration Trust Organizational Structure Conflict resolution Team Dynamics

Collaboration and trust are crucial for success in organizations.
Ensure everyone has the same objectives to avoid competing goals.
Building trust, fostering healthy conflict, and breaking down silos are essential steps in improving teamwork.

SAI Notes #04: CI/CD for Machine Learning.

SwirlAI Newsletter • 511 implied HN points • 28 May 23

🕹 Technology Machine Learning DevOps Organizational Structure

In Machine Learning projects, CI/CD processes need to treat the ML training pipeline separately from regular software pipelines.
Efficient MLOps implementation requires an organizational structure where ML product development flows within a single end-to-end ML team.
ML systems in mature MLOps setups involve ML teams building and delivering pipelines that expose predictions to end users through backend and frontend services.

Edited: Unchallenged assumptions #1 Hierarchical reporting structure

Great CTOs 'Focus on outcomes' • 39 implied HN points • 06 Feb 24

💼 Business Management Organizational Structure Leadership Workplace culture Team Dynamics

Hierarchical reporting structure is an unchallenged assumption in most companies.
Challenging the responsibilities associated with line management can lead to better outcomes.
Simpler adjustments like shifting responsibilities can shift incentives and benefit managers and teams.

The Most Powerful Law in Software

Register Spill • 334 implied HN points • 09 Jul 23

🕹 Technology Software Development Organizational Structure Programming Languages

Organizational structure influences software design
Conway's Law states organizations produce designs reflecting their communication structures
Engineering team structure impacts product development

SAI #28: Organisational structure for effective MLOps.

SwirlAI Newsletter • 353 implied HN points • 29 Apr 23

🕹 Technology Organizational Structure

The structure of ML project involves ideation, experimentation, deployment, and monitoring stages.
End-to-end machine learning teams are essential for efficient ML product delivery.
Cognitive load within ML teams evolves as projects progress, leading to the introduction of ML platform teams.

Scaling Decision Making

Suzan's Fieldnotes • 98 implied HN points • 18 Jul 23

💼 Business Decision-making Scaling Organizational Structure Leadership Startups

Scaling companies need to pay attention to decision-making processes as they grow
Organizations should delegate decision-making power throughout the company
Centralizing decisions and leaving key voices out can hinder scaling and lead to organizational dysfunction

The Importance of Engineering Managers

Fish Food for Thought • 20 implied HN points • 04 Oct 23

💼 Business Management Organizational Structure Employee engagement Training

Effective management is crucial for organizational success, as evidenced by various studies and theories.
Investing in managerial development and providing training for new managers is essential.
Poor management can have significant negative impacts, leading to disengagement, decreased productivity, and attrition.

TWH#54: Unshackling The Organization

The Hagakure • 39 implied HN points • 13 Apr 23

💼 Business Leadership Company Culture Organizational Structure Management Team Dynamics

Success lies in being clear about who you are as an organization.
Netflix's approach focuses on clarity, decentralization, and continuous improvement.
High talent density, radical candor, and removing controls are key for creating a thriving work environment.

Organizational lessons from a Director of Analytics at LinkedIn [Storytime Saturdays]

Technology Made Simple • 39 implied HN points • 07 Aug 22

💼 Business Management Communication Productivity Organizational Structure Leadership

Define processes and delegate implementations as you progress in seniority, focusing on strategy and long-term goals, while trusting your team with day-to-day tasks.
Communicate obsessively within your team to align on needs, goals, and challenges, fostering a culture of clear communication and mutual understanding.
Clarity is crucial in business cases and evaluations, ensuring that all stakeholders can articulate the purpose and priorities of a project, promoting productivity and direction.

TWH#S2: What I Read This Week

The Hagakure • 8 implied HN points • 12 Feb 23

💼 Business Management Leadership Organizational Structure Decision-making

Create manager support groups to share challenges and perspectives
Focus on one task at a time for better understanding and performance
Complex organizations can manage without top-down structures

Is your organisation based on PowerPoint or Excel?

Joshua Gans' Newsletter • 0 implied HN points • 02 Mar 15

🔬 Science Space Exploration Organizational Structure Decision-making Data Collection Collaboration

Organizational structures based on PowerPoint and Excel can lead to different outcomes in data collection and decision-making processes.
Team PowerPoint emphasizes collective decision-making and qualitative trade-offs, leading to comprehensive analyses of common phenomena.
Team Excel focuses on specialized knowledge with separate teams managing instruments, resulting in very complete and specialized data collection but less collaboration.