Highlight from *People* Detangle a Ball of Mud

Give people or teams ownership of parts of the system. Over time the system will naturally break into decoupled sub-systems where sneezing in one area doesn’t break the other areas.

Decoupling happens on its own. Your job is to give folks ownership, step the heck back, and let them shine. Be patient and give people space to fix things when they’re annoyed. Let annoyance fuel their refactors