Explained: Conway's Law and EA

Here is a question this series has been circling for eight posts without ever answering properly. Aldermont has three core banking systems because it acquired three banks. Fine. But the last of those acquisitions closed in 2019, and the one before it in 2008. The bank has had years, in one case nearly two decades, and enormous financial incentive to consolidate. Every architect who has passed through has flagged it. So why are there still three? … Read More