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Engineering Org Design Planner
Design your engineering organization structure using Team Topologies principles
How to use this tool
- Enter your current engineering headcount and product characteristics
- Select your preferred management philosophy and team topology
- Review recommended team structure and organizational design
- Use recommendations to refine your org design and align with Conway's Law
Organization Inputs
1 = Simple, 3 = Moderate, 5 = Highly Complex
Distinct business capabilities or product areas
Management Philosophy
Team Topology
Organization Structure
Teams
3
Team Size
7
Managers
1
Tech Leads
3
Recommended Structure
Squad Model: Small autonomous teams with embedded leads
Team Topology Breakdown
Stream-Aligned Teams2 teams
Feature teams aligned to business capabilities
Platform Teams1 team
Internal platform and tooling teams
Enabling Teams1 team
Teams that help others adopt new tech
Recommendations
- • Team size of 7 is optimal for collaboration and autonomy.
- • Conway's Law: Your architecture will mirror your org structure. Align teams to desired system boundaries.
Key Metrics
Span of Control:7 teams/manager
Manager Ratio:5.0%
Teams per Domain:1.5
Proposed Organization Chart
CTO
Chief Technology Officer
Engineering Manager 1
Engineering Manager
Engineer 1
Software Engineer
Engineer 2
Software Engineer
Engineer 3
Software Engineer
Engineer 4
Software Engineer
Engineer 5
Software Engineer
Engineer 6
Software Engineer
Engineer 7
Software Engineer
Engineering Manager 2
Engineering Manager
Engineer 8
Software Engineer
Engineer 9
Software Engineer
Engineer 10
Software Engineer
Engineer 11
Software Engineer
Engineer 12
Software Engineer
Engineer 13
Software Engineer
Engineer 14
Software Engineer
Engineering Manager 3
Engineering Manager
Engineer 15
Software Engineer
Engineer 16
Software Engineer
Engineer 17
Software Engineer
Engineer 18
Software Engineer
Engineer 19
Software Engineer
Engineer 20
Software Engineer
Engineer 21
Software Engineer
Legend
Leadership
Management
Team Leads
Engineers