• Summary

  In this 2-day workshop, you will learn about open sociotechnical systems design, which prioritises people and practices in the design process. Through interactive and practical exercises, you will apply principles of open sociotechnical systems design, Domain-Driven Design, Wardley Maps, and Team Topologies to explore and design systems that make people an integral part.

  You will also learn how to recognise the impact of the environment on sociotechnical systems and create evolutionary paths for the architecture (both business, product and IT). These principles and practices can be applied to create a more effective and resilient organisation, regardless of whether you are a technical or non-technical professional. This workshop is suitable for anyone responsible for any decision about the architecture (business, product and IT) in an organisation.

• What is this workshop about

  The world is constantly changing, and software plays an ever increasing role in this change. Companies that leverage technology, such as software, are under pressure to adapt. To support a fast flow of change, we can’t just apply old methods that don’t support the organisation's adaptability and treat it as an open and exposed system. We might recognise some consequences of those old methods: accidental complexity keeps growing in your software, people find it incredibly difficult to evolve the system, and the cost of change is rising exponentially. Last but not least, the pressure on people is increasing and their well-being is at odds with technical progress.

  In this workshop, we will explore open sociotechnical systems thinking, which gives equal weight to social and technological aspectsand puts people back in the centre of the design. This approach profoundly impacts how we do architecture and organise people to deliver value. We will combine the open sociotechnical systems theory principles with Domain-Driven Design, Wardley Maps and Team Topologies. By combining those principles and practices, we will explore the environment around the organisation, discover and discuss sensible boundaries for the teams and architecture, and generate options for the evolution of the sociotechnical system.

  The workshop is dynamic and interactive. It has the foundations in the research of open sociotechnical systems, together with the principles and practices of Domain-Driven Design, Wardley Maps and Team Topologies. The workshop is designed with several practical exercises in small groups. We will resort to different visual collaboration tools to support the discussions.

  Whether you are a technical or non-technical professional, this workshop is for you. Join us and learn how to apply these concepts, principles and practices to create a more effective, resilient, and adpative organisation.

• Learning goals

  • Understanding what an open sociotechnical systems is and what the design principles of it are

  • Applying Domain-Driven Design, Wardley Maps, and Team Topologies to explore and design open sociotechnical systems that have puts people in the centre

  • Recognise that we operate in a unpredictable environment and how its complexity affects the sociotechnical system (and vice-versa)

  • Discover how to create evolutionary paths for the architecture (IT, product and business) and be intentional about its options

  • Participating in interactive and practical exercises to apply these concepts and principles in small groups using visual collaboration tools

  • Understanding how these principles and practices can be applied to create a more effective and resilient organisation, regardless of whether you are a technical or non-technical professional

• Who is this workshop for

  This 2-day workshop is designed for anyone responsible for any decision about the architecture (business, product and IT) in an organisation. Here is a list of potential roles:

  • Executives and senior managers responsible for the operations, product and engineering

  • Engineering managers

  • Product managers

  • UX leads

  • Team/tech leads

  • Senior+ engineers

  • (Software) architects

• About João Rosa

  Independent Consultant focused on bridging strategy with technology and organisational design

  I believe in a network organisation beyond the traditional setup. Within IT, we are used to discussing business and technology, trying to reduce the gap. What if we embrace a new way of operating, providing a product/service (digital or physical) based on Product Engineering thinking?

  In my recent past as an interim CTO or consultant, I advised and helped companies leap Product Engineering thinking. At the same time, we need to adjust the management behaviour towards leadership practices, where we empower everyone to make decisions.

  I’m a Domain-Driven Design practitioner with a particular interest in strategic design. It is the intersection of people, processes and technology, where many other techniques and tools are born. Today we can classify it as sociotechnical system thinking.

  I’m also a co-organizer of meetups in The Netherlands; DDD Nederland, and Visual Collaboration Tools Netherlands. Public speaker and trainer. Co-author of the Visual Collaboration Tools book (https://leanpub.com/visualcollaborationtools/) and co-author of the Software Architecture Metrics book (https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/software-architecture-metrics/9781098112226/). Host of the Software Crafts Podcast (https://www.softwarecraftspodcast.com)

Early bird tickets price 700* €, until January 31, 2023

Normal tickets price 750* €

*VAT 24% Included

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