Words you know: complete the sentences

breakout group · enabling team · straw man · stream-aligned team · Conway's law

• Our ____ in Chicago delivered the microservices architecture ahead of schedule.
• The platform ____ in London provided robust internal tooling for developers.
• According to ____ , system designs in Boston mirror organizational communication structures.
• During the workshop in Austin, each ____ discussed promotion criteria.
• She drafted a ____ proposal for the new engineering ladder in San Francisco.

Remember: Complex prepositions

• In London, [in view of / every bit as] recent budget cuts, promotions were frozen.
• She secured the role [by virtue of / nowhere near as] her exceptional leadership in Seattle.
• The promotion went ahead [notwithstanding / more of a] the negative feedback in the packet.
• He spoke [on behalf of / twice the size of] the engineering committee in Boston.

Remember: Advanced comparison

• Her scope of impact is [every bit as / in light of] large as that of the director.
• His technical skills are [nowhere near as / with regard to] advanced as the staff engineer's.
• Today's promotion process is [a far cry from / in the wake of] the informal chats we had in Austin.
• That role is [more of a / every bit as] management position than an engineering one.

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