Stream‑Aligned Team

Definition

Team aligned to a flow of work from a segment of the business domain, owning delivery end‑to‑end.

Why it matters

Reduces handoffs, increases autonomy, and speeds learning.

Common pitfalls

• Overloading with shared platform work.
• Fuzzy charters leading to escalation ping‑pong.

References

• Team Topologies (Skelton, Pais)
• manual/05-team-topologies/index.md