Software Consultant and Author
Matthew Skelton is a British software consultant and co author, with Manuel Pais, of Team Topologies, a widely adopted guide to organising technology teams for fast delivery of value. He has been building and deploying commercial software since 1998, working with organisations including the London Stock Exchange and the UK government.
by Matthew Skelton
Skelton defines four team types and three interaction modes that optimise software delivery by reducing cognitive load. Organise around the architecture, not the org chart.
The books Matthew Skelton references, cites, and recommends most frequently.
by Frederick Brooks
Brooks argues that adding more programmers to a late project makes it later - a principle now known as Brooks' Law. The deeper insight: software complexity grows faster than headcount, making communication the real bottleneck.
Who Matthew draws from, and who draws from Matthew — aggregated across every book in this collection. Counts show the number of citation links, not the depth of each one.