This article discusses the need for higher-order abstractions in businesses as they grow, and how grouping small numbers of teams into patterns can improve understanding, communication, and management. The article presents several archetypical patterns for grouping teams, including the Standalone Product Group and the Standalone Capability Group. The Standalone Product Group is defined as a revenue-generating organization that owns all the products and domains required to deliver the product, whereas the Standalone Capability Group is a collection of teams that own one or more product features or areas and the domain capabilities that power them. The article emphasizes that these patterns are meant to inspire deeper thinking rather than define a precise model.
