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EPISODE · Mar 31, 2026 · 50 MIN

Organizational Design in Tech Departments

from Tech Leadership Deep Dives · host Marco Melas and Raphael Bauer

From a small team with frontend backend, to a growing organization with fullstack teams, staff engineers and end to end responsibility.Shaping your tech department the right way - at the right time - is crucial for business success.Let's explore!# References## Books### Accelerate: The Science of Lean Software and DevOps- **Authors:** Nicole Forsgren, Jez Humble, and Gene Kim- **Website:** [IT Revolution — Accelerate](https://itrevolution.com/product/accelerate/)## Concepts### DORA Metrics (Lead Time, Deployment Frequency, Change Failure Rate, Mean Time to Restore)- **Originators:** Nicole Forsgren, Jez Humble, Gene Kim and the DORA (DevOps Research and Assessment) team — now part of Google Cloud- **Website:** [dora.dev](https://dora.dev/)### Architecture Decision Records (ADRs)- **Website:** [Architectural decision - Wikipedia)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Architectural_decision)### Technical Debt Quadrant (Deliberate/Inadvertent × Prudent/Reckless)- **Originator:** Martin Fowler (2009)- **Website:** [Martin Fowler — Technical Debt Quadrant](https://martinfowler.com/bliki/TechnicalDebtQuadrant.html)

From a small team with frontend backend, to a growing organization with fullstack teams, staff engineers and end to end responsibility.Shaping your tech department the right way - at the right time - is crucial for business success.Let's explore!# References## Books### Accelerate: The Science of Lean Software and DevOps- **Authors:** Nicole Forsgren, Jez Humble, and Gene Kim- **Website:** [IT Revolution — Accelerate](https://itrevolution.com/product/accelerate/)## Concepts### DORA Metrics (Lead Time, Deployment Frequency, Change Failure Rate, Mean Time to Restore)- **Originators:** Nicole Forsgren, Jez Humble, Gene Kim and the DORA (DevOps Research and Assessment) team — now part of Google Cloud- **Website:** [dora.dev](https://dora.dev/)### Architecture Decision Records (ADRs)- **Website:** [Architectural decision - Wikipedia)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Architectural_decision)### Technical Debt Quadrant (Deliberate/Inadvertent × Prudent/Reckless)- **Originator:** Martin Fowler (2009)- **Website:** [Martin Fowler — Technical Debt Quadrant](https://martinfowler.com/bliki/TechnicalDebtQuadrant.html)

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