“one-size-fits-all” thinking for teams that leads to unnecessary restrictions on technology and implementation approaches between teams.
monolithic thinking
2 of our books define this term — and their definitions are worth reading side by side.
Monolithic thinking is “one size fits all” thinking for teams that leads to unnecessary restrictions on technology and implementation approaches between teams
— Team Topologies, in “Chapter 6: Choose Team-First Boundaries”, Matthew Skelton and Manuel Pais
See also Brooks’s law · cognitive load · collaboration mode · complicated-subsystem team · Dunbar’s number · enabling team
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