For reference (as per Wikipedia):
Any organization that designs a system (defined broadly) will produce a design whose structure is a copy of the organization's communication structure.
— Melvin E. Conway
Imagine interpreting that as advice on how you should try to design things, lol.
Tbf, I think most of the post is just typical LinkedIn fluff, but I didn't want to take the poor fellow out of context.
Hum, management does drive your software's architecture.
This is a well known and documented fact. I don't see your problem with it. Is it that you don't like it?
This also means that they share the responsibility for your shitty code. They often have almost all of it. That cartoon is saying this.
They share responsibility in reality, but they will get promotions and bonuses while you will get fired.
In what sense? I might agree with you, but it hinges alot in what you mean by "drive."