João Rosa

@joaorosa
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Independent consultant focused on helping companies create purposeful systems. Curator of the book Visual Collaboration Tools, co-author of Software Architecture Metrics and host of the Software Crafts Podcast!
Websitehttps://www.joaorosa.consulting
Podcasthttps://www.softwarecraftspodcast.com

Seeing a pattern: organizations move fast with AI pilots, then stall when
scaling.

Scaling AI takes more than tech. It’s about structure, governance, and
alignment.

I built a self-assessment to help you benchmark your readiness. You will have
your results across five dimensions, along with a detailed PDF report by email.

https://joaorosa.consulting/is-your-company-ready-to-scale-ai
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Seeing a pattern: organizations move fast with AI pilots, then stall when scaling.

Scaling AI takes more than tech. It’s about structure, governance, and alignment.

I built a self-assessment to help you benchmark your readiness. You will have your results across five dimensions, along with a detailed PDF report by email.

https://joaorosa.consulting/is-your-company-ready-to-scale-ai

#AI #Platform #OrgDesign

What do you do on the weekend? Prepare for the week ahead.

I'm finalizing my workshop gear for another #TeamTopologies and #FastFlow 2-day workshop for a cloud platform at a large organization.

I love these challenges. Finding leverage points for a platform's evolution to increase its effectiveness for the consumers. Plus, it is a regulated industry; we can enable compliance and speed at scale.

If you want to improve flow with your org, drop me a message. ✍️

Happy Sunday!

AI is reshaping workflows faster than organizations can adjust. Boundaries across the SDLC are collapsing, exposing the limits of top-down control.

Together with Dave Sammut, we’re mapping these early signals and their implications for service design and adaptability.

Reversibility of decisions might be the key to resilience. You can read more here: https://joaorosa.consulting/2026/01/30/ai-in-the-sdlc-transformation-a-single-drive-decision-focused-perspective/

What are you noticing in your context?

#AI #SoftwareDelivery #OrgDesign

AI in the SDLC Transformation: A Single-Drive, Decision-Focused Perspective – João Rosa

We've been working on a 2-day training, FlowFinance, for senior leaders ready to fix the feature-vs-period forecasting disconnect.

Product forecasts by feature. Finance by period. The gap isn't tools, it's flow.

Hands-on with a small cohort:
- Finance ops built for flow (beyond compliance)
- OKRs + systems thinking for strategic alignment
- Planning synced to product lifecycles

Leave with actionable insights and access to the alumni network.
Register: https://tally.so/r/xXJLMy

#finops #flow

Final preparations for the Engineering Leadership meetup tonight! Do I see you at Dataworkz office in Utrecht?

Earlier this year, I had a chat with Bjarte Bogsnes, where “Team Topologies meets Beyond Budgeting”. It was a fun chat, discussing the basics of Beyond Budgeting, what the common points are with Team Topologies (even from different backgrounds), and how organizations are using it.

🎥 You can watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X55Y0IKjHac

What is your main takeaway?

I had a great time in London this year for the #FastFlowConf. The folks did a wonderful job with the video of my talk, "Team Topologies is not enough; you need a management model to match!".

You can watch it here:
🌐 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sIcxkbhgVA

If your org is struggling to unlock its full potential, just get in touch!

#TeamTopologies #BeyondBudgeting

I blend the concepts of #TeamTopologies and #BeyondBudgeting to entice people to rethink their operating models, just beyond a "new funding model". We need a holistic view of the management model, and improvements are needed across the board.

What are your struggles to improve flow in your organization?

Hey everyone!

Long time no see! 😃 After #FastFlowConf last week, I went offline to enjoy a short vacation with the family.

And here are the slides from my talk, "Team Topologies is not enough; you need a management model to match!". 👉 https://speakerdeck.com/joaoasrosa/team-topologies-is-not-enough-you-need-a-management-model-to-match-at-fastflowconf-uk-2025

The talk goes on to explain why we need to focus on the management model and leadership principles if we want to achieve a fast flow of value in our organizations.

Team Topologies is not enough; you need a management model to match! @ FastFlowConf UK 2025

Team Topologies have crossed the chasm. Folks are using it, and as with any good approach based on patterns, they discover blockers to flow. They discus…

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