Lars Barkman

Every IT organization has an operating model — the question is whether you designed it or it designed you.

After working with various organizational models—from matrix structures to Team Topologies—I've discovered a pattern that emerges when organizations successfully implement team-based frameworks: they converge on X-as-a-Service as their primary interaction…

Learn a practical 15-minute flow-focused approach to daily check-ins that builds systems thinking, improves team coordination, and drives predictable delivery through strategic work prioritization.

Picture this: You're in a product planning meeting, and someone reads out a user story: 'As a user, I want to receive email notifications so that I stay informed about updates.'

Why even the best team structures fail without intrinsic motivation.

Beyond team size: How strategic pairing creates resilient, high-performing teams by establishing intentional structures that maximize collaboration and minimize coordination overhead.

This comprehensive guide helps engineering leaders identify and solve team size problems.

The science is clear: team size is a critical factor in performance.

This post challenges the dominance of the architectural metaphor as the primary lens for enterprise design and explores more dynamic alternatives.

Strategic visualization transforms team alignment, decision-making, and delivery outcomes.

A practical approach to elevating 1:1 meetings into impactful coaching and alignment sessions, grounded in research and team psychology.

This strategic guide helps technology leaders navigate the complex landscape of web rendering approaches—from CSR to SSR, SSG, and ISR—with a decision framework that aligns technical choices with business requirements, performance metrics, and SEO conside…

Enterprises function as systems where intentional design of operating models, interfaces, and feedback loops can dramatically reduce coordination overhead, accelerate decision-making, and create sustainable competitive advantage.

I write to process my thoughts, formulate my stances, and build my understanding of things.