Posts tagged with: Team Topologies

Team Topologies, Re-read Saturday, Week 11 – Conclusion The Next-Generation Digital Operating Model

Today we complete the re-read of Team Topologies. The last chapter is titled “Conclusion: The Next-Generation Digital Operating Model. This chapter ties all of the themes of the book together... Read More

Team Topologies, Re-read Saturday, Week 10, Chapter 8 –  Evolve Team Structures with Organizational Sensing

We are nearly at the conclusion of Team Topologies: Organizing Business And Technology Teams For Fast Flow . Over the next few days, we will post a poll to get... Read More

Team Topologies, Re-read Saturday, Week 9, Chapter 7, Team Interaction Modes

Part 3 of Team Topologies: Organizing Business And Technology Teams For Fast Flow,  integrates team interactions with the team topologies. In Chapter 7, Team Interaction Modes, the authors define three... Read More

Team Topologies, Re-read Saturday, Week 7, Chapter 6, Choose Team-First Boundaries

The boundaries of teams are shaped by a huge number of pressures ranging from corporate politics and specialism to architectural structure. Inspecting the majority of team boundaries it would seem... Read More

Team Topologies, Re-read Saturday, Week 7, Chapter 5 The Four Fundamental Team Topologies (Part 2)

Chapter 5 Team Topologies: Organizing Business And Technology Teams For Fast Flow by Matthew Skelton and Manuel Pais is a powerhouse. This chapter lays out the four fundamental team topologies... Read More

Team Topologies, Re-read Saturday, Week 6, Chapter 5 The Four Fundamental Team Topologies (Part 1)

Chapter 5 Team Topologies: Organizing Business And Technology Teams For Fast Flow by Matthew Skelton and Manuel Pais is a powerhouse. This chapter lays out the four fundamental team topologies... Read More

Team Topologies, Re-read Saturday, Week 5, Chapter 4, Static Team Topologies

Look at the teams around you. Very, very few were deliberately designed. Two anti-patterns are common, teams formed on an ad-hoc basis and teams formed and reformed for projects –... Read More

Team Topologies, Re-read Saturday, Week 4, Chapter 3, Team First Thinking

Using teams to get work done in all walks of life is undeniable.  The concept of teams in business began in the 1920s or 30s (https://bit.ly/43Wu8RW). Whether the idea of... Read More

Team Topologies, Re-read Saturday, Week 3, Chapter 2, Conway’s Law and Why It Matters

Chapter 2 of Team Topologies: Organizing Business And Technology Teams For Fast Flow by Matthew Skelton and Manuel Pais is a deep dive into Conway’s Law both forward and backward... Read More

Team Topologies, Re-read Saturday, Week 2, Chapter 1, The Problem With Org Charts

Matthew Skelton and Manuel Pais open Chapter 1 with a quote from Naomi Stafford, Guide to Organizational Design. The quote: “Organizations should be viewed as complex and adaptive organizations rather... Read More
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