The law stated by Melvin Conway, known as Conway's Law, implies that the structure of a software system will reflect the communication structure of the organization that designs it. Specifically, Conway's Law posits that "any organization that designs a system (defined broadly) will produce a design whose structure is a copy of the organization's communication structure" [2][3][16].
This means that the way teams within an organization communicate and collaborate will directly influence the architecture of the systems they create. For example, if an organization has multiple teams working on a project, the resulting software system will likely have a structure that mirrors the communication patterns between those teams [2]. This principle is particularly relevant in the context of microservices, where the architecture often reflects the decentralized and modular nature of the teams responsible for different services [1][3][4].
Conway's Law highlights the importance of aligning organizational structure with system design goals to ensure effective communication and collaboration, ultimately leading to better software architecture and project outcomes [9][15][18].
