Engineering decision
Introduce engineering guilds after product teams split
Guilds helped preserve shared engineering standards after the organization moved into product teams.
Context
After the organization split into product teams, technical alignment needed a lightweight cross-team operating model.
Options
- Let each product team evolve standards independently
- Create cross-team guilds to keep standards, demos, and technical alignment visible
Decision
Propose and drive cross-team engineering guilds.
Trade-off
Guilds require attention and facilitation, but prevent standards from fragmenting silently.
Outcome
The organization gained a cross-team forum for technical alignment, retrospectives, staffing input, and demo coaching.