Every Software Org is Dysfunctional • R. Parsons, G. Hohpe, B. O'Reilly & A. Harmel-Law

About this episode

The episode discusses the inherent dysfunctions present in software organizations, featuring insights from industry experts.

This presentation was recorded at GOTO Copenhagen 2025. https://gotocph.com Rebecca Parsons - CTO Emerita at Thoughtworks Gregor Hohpe - Author of "Platform Strategy", "The Software Architect Elevator", et al. Barry O'Reilly - Founder at Black Tulip Tech and Author of "Residues" & "The Architect's Paradox" Andrew Harmel-Law - Technical Principal at Thoughtworks & Author of "Facilitating Software Architecture" RESOURCES Rebecca https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebecca-parsons-871491 https...

People in this episode

Guests: Rebecca Parsons, Gregor Hohpe, Barry O'Reilly, Andrew Harmel-Law

Topics covered

• software organization
• dysfunction
• architecture
• technology
• leadership

Keywords

• software dysfunction
• architecture
• leadership
• technology
• GOTO Copenhagen

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Thoughtworks, Black Tulip Tech

Books & works: Platform Strategy, The Software Architect Elevator, Residues, The Architect's Paradox, Facilitating Software Architecture

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