Serverless Craic Ep72 Map Your Tech Stack | Evolutionary Architecture & The Value Flywheel Effect

Send us Fan MailIn this episode of Serverless Craic, Dave Anderson, Mark McCann, and Michael O’Reilly explore Chapter 15 of The Value Flywheel Effect — Map Your Solution. They discuss how Wardley Mapping and tech stack mapping create situational awareness, reduce friction between teams, and guide better architectural decisions.If you’re a software engineer, architect, or tech leader aiming to evolve your systems with serverless and cloud-native thinking, this conversation shows practical techniques to uncover bottlenecks, reduce technical debt, and align teams on strategic improvements.⏱️ Chapters00:00 – Intro: jumping from summer to winter01:00 – Mapping your solution: why it matters02:20 – Tech stack mapping in practice03:50 – Situational awareness and collaboration05:50 – Funding priorities and bottlenecks07:20 – Cloud services, serverless options, and evolution paths09:30 – Custom build vs buy vs adopt cloud-native11:00 – Organisational insights from mapping12:00 – Duplication and domain-driven design issues13:00 – Team Topologies and independent service heuristic14:20 – Total cost of ownership and well-architected lens15:50 – Target architecture and business impact16:50 – Using mapping for strategy and incentives17:40 – Context switching and leadership effectiveness18:10 – Takeaways: evolutionary architecture🔗 Resources📖 The Value Flywheel Effect Book – https://thevalueflywheeleffect.com🎥 Wardley Mapping 101 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uP9Rl26Xeag🎧 Podcast: Wardley Mapping is a Game-Changer – https://open.spotify.com/episode/5cUQgQFBeIkOBWUe35rDRUServerless CrAIc from The Serverless EdgeCheck out our book The Value Flywheel Effect Follow us on X @ServerlessEdgeFollow us on LinkedIn Subscribe on YouTube