[HN Gopher] The Viable Systems Model, and where my team fits
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       The Viable Systems Model, and where my team fits
        
       Author : zdw
       Score  : 36 points
       Date   : 2022-08-29 03:46 UTC (2 days ago)
        
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       | sergius wrote:
       | It would be a good idea for the OP to read the Systemantics book
       | :-)
       | 
       | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systemantics
        
       | slowmovintarget wrote:
       | > My team is not a viable system.
       | 
       | > This means that my team exists to serve the rest of the
       | organization.
       | 
       | The post presents a useful categorization for team type in tech
       | orgs, and includes her analysis of her own team, which helps
       | clarify purpose and responsibility.
        
       | cestith wrote:
       | The idea that IT or security cannot be recursively defined to
       | have docs, test plans, coaches, infrastructure specialists, or
       | coordination apart from "software development teams" when IT and
       | security both develop systems and software seems a bit off the
       | mark.
        
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