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What Jamie wrote
Another great post from Larson on something that I've personally had some experience with as well. At SPS we have Technology Principles to serve the function that Larson describes here, and they work really well. I hadn't done anything like that in previous companies, and I had to work through all the same things that Larson outlines here, including how the Tech Principles would complement the overall Company Values.
We've had them for a few years now and they do serve a very important role for teams as they design solutions.