Design Systems & Teams for Loosely Coupled Architectures

This standard mandates designing systems and teams for loosely coupled architectures to reduce handoffs caused by tightly coupled dependencies.

1. Design Systems & Teams for Loosely Coupled Architectures:

Reduce handoffs caused by tightly coupled dependencies. This approach ensures that teams can operate independently and efficiently.

• 1.1 Microservices and Modular Architectures:
  • 1.1.1 Independent Development:
    • Build microservices or modular architectures that allow independent development and deployment.
    • Automate the deployment of microservices.
  • 1.1.2 Architecture Management:
    • Automate the tracking of modular architecture implementations.
    • Implement architecture tutorials.
• 1.2 Bounded Contexts and APIs:
  • 1.2.1 Coordination Avoidance:
    • Ensure teams own bounded contexts and APIs to avoid unnecessary coordination.
    • Automate the configuration of bounded contexts.
  • 1.2.2 Context Management:
    • Automate the tracking of API ownership.
    • Implement context feedback collection.
• 1.3 Interface Contracts:
  • 1.3.1 Dependency Reduction:
    • Establish clear interface contracts between teams to reduce dependencies.
    • Automate the documentation of interface contracts.
  • 1.3.2 Contract Management:
    • Automate the tracking of contract implementations.
    • Implement contract tutorials.

By designing loosely coupled architectures, organisations can reduce handoffs and improve team independence.

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