Nexus Mods Organisation

Why distinct naming matters ⓘ

Why distinct naming matters

✉ Communication — employees can quickly route requests or collaborate with the right group.

☑ Accountability — distinct names make ownership visible. Vague or similar names blur responsibility and make it harder to hold groups accountable.

▲ Scale — keeps structure organised as the organisation grows.

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Delivery Teams (columns)

Lazer Sharks

Blue Shell

Star Fox

Bullet Bills

Departments (rows)

Product

Design

Content

Backend

Frontend

App

Roles

★ Head

♛ Owner

● Member

⇅ Specialist teams service all delivery teams

Birds Eye View

Delivery Teams (Pods)

A Pod is a cross-functional, mission-driven and goal/KPI oriented team focused on solving problems for a specific type of user.

Cross-functional pods work best when paired with:

Strong departmental alignment (to reduce duplication)
Clear engineering standards (to maintain consistency)
Regular cross-team communication (to avoid silos)

Departments

Departments are discipline based segments of our organisation.

Cross-functional teams can become isolated if they only talk internally. We have members working across teams within their discipline group, as this helps to:

Reuse solutions instead of duplicating effort
Spread lessons learned across teams
Build shared tools, systems, and frameworks

Specialist Teams

Focused expertise teams operating independently of delivery pods, with product oversight.

Serve the delivery teams and the wider organisation.

56 people

4 delivery teams

8 specialist teams

7 departments