The promise of agile frameworks and micro-services is to outpace the competition, but somehow, software systems always seem to grow beyond our control. But how does this happen? Why can't we escape it? Some experts have attempted to explain why this happens by citing 'Conway's Law' and simply moving on. Melvin Conway warned us that organisations tend to reproduce themselves in the solutions they design.

In this talk, we’ll delve into our struggle with complexity, decipher the implications of Conway's Law for developers, and underscore how organisational design can serve as a remedy. Furthermore, we'll examine how incentivising teams to maintain lean and flexible organisations can yield manageable systems.