{"id":194,"date":"2019-03-22T19:40:16","date_gmt":"2019-03-22T18:40:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/metaworks.eu\/wordpress\/?p=194"},"modified":"2020-04-06T22:00:09","modified_gmt":"2020-04-06T20:00:09","slug":"a-deja-vu-with-the-matrix-org","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metaworks.eu\/wordpress\/a-deja-vu-with-the-matrix-org\/","title":{"rendered":"A d\u00e9j\u00e0-vu With the Matrix (-org)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In preparation for a new client project, I did some rereading on my old economics books. Pro tip for Friday: Don’t read outdated economics books <\/strong>– it’s a most time wasting exercise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, in the section on organizational models, I had a funny d\u00e9j\u00e0-vu<\/strong> [1] when I saw the illustration of the Matrix Org [2].<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In ~2000, the so-called Matrix Organization <\/strong>was all the rage (just like the movie), because it supposedly allowed organizations to cope with more complex and much faster moving environments. Read [3] if you feel like you’re living in a complex world, too. All of a sudden, large organizations figured they need to have something like multifunctional teams, which are allowed to communicate across organizational silos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wait a minute…interactions over processes?<\/em> Responding to change over following a plan?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This sounds quite Agile-ish <\/strong>to me and convinces me, that most of what we do is just applied common sense, based on empiricism and a handful of failed projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Which leads me to think that in our Agile Software world of today, the invention of funny words like Tribes and Chapters\/Guilds may actually be more of a marketing move. Let’s see them side by side:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Squads, Tribes, Chapters, …<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Matrix Organization<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Huh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What’s your stance on that? Do we need new words for new concepts – or does all this just add to confusion?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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[1] I’m actually proud I got these accents right w\/o googling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[2] https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Matrix_management<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

[3] https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cynefin_framework<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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