Flowtopia 2024 - Bureaucratic organizations: where products go to die
Nov
19

Flowtopia 2024 - Bureaucratic organizations: where products go to die

There is no silver bullet for innovation. In this talk we uncover together how Team Topologies - in combination with an array of other tools, practices and principles - challenges our conventional understanding of organizations and enables true adaptability. Let’s explore how this holistic approach, this socio-technical revolution, ushers in a new era for products and innovation.

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Transitions to Product Operating Models (Project-to-Product): Common challenges and solutions nobody talks about.
Nov
20

Transitions to Product Operating Models (Project-to-Product): Common challenges and solutions nobody talks about.

In this session we will explore some of the major challenges in transitioning to a Product Operating Model (Project-to-Product) and discuss often-overlooked solutions. We will dive into the role of value streams within Product Operating Models; common pitfalls with  internal platform products; managing a  large portfolio  of products in an organization; achieving innovation over product optimization; avoiding the latest bottleneck - insufficient product managers. We will also cover ways to prevent  team size inflation from  new roles  and more. Bring your challenges, and we will gladly address them too.

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Stream of Teams | Episode 1 DevOps / Cloud history with Paula Kennedy
Nov
22

Stream of Teams | Episode 1 DevOps / Cloud history with Paula Kennedy

  • LIVE STREAM - Biweekly live stream series by Team Topologies hosted by Matthew Skelton. Timezone CET (map)
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Join Matthew Skelton, co-author of Team Topologies, in this biweekly live stream series as he delves into the evolution, challenges, and practical applications of Team Topologies principles in real-world settings.

In each session, Matthew will explore articles, tools, workshops, and insights from practitioners worldwide, offering a balanced view that highlights both the successes and constructive critiques of Team Topologies in action. 

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Von “Project to Product” mit Team Topologies
Nov
25

Von “Project to Product” mit Team Topologies

Viele Unternehmen organisieren sich heute in Projekten. Doch die Erfahrungen zeigen, dass eine projektorientierte Organisation Herausforderungen und Nachteile mit sich bringen kann. Maik und Sabine von getNext IT zeigen, wie projektorientierte Unternehmen durch den Einsatz von Team Topologies den Wandel zur Produktorientierung meistern können. Mit klaren Teamstrukturen und fokussierten Verantwortlichkeiten entstehen schnellere, agilere Prozesse, die Innovation und Zusammenarbeit neu definieren. Lass dich von praxisnahen Beispielen inspirieren, wie diese Transformation Unternehmen befähigt, nachhaltig Wert zu schaffen und sich zukunftssicher aufzustellen.

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Masterclass: 2 dias com Manuel Pais, co-autor de Team Topologies - Oportunidade única!
Nov
28
to 29 Nov

Masterclass: 2 dias com Manuel Pais, co-autor de Team Topologies - Oportunidade única!

Essa masterclass ajuda os participantes a criar uma organização orientada à entrega rápida de valor ao cliente mas também mais humanizada, com equipes mais motivadas e alinhadas ao negócio.

Essa masterclass proporciona uma experiência imersiva, equilibrando a introdução de novos conceitos desde a publicação do livro, com análise de casos de grandes empresas internacionais como Adidas, Spotify, SAP ou JP Morgan, e discussões participativas em grupo.

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#DL Summit 2024: Expert leadership masterclass – nimble, humane organizations with Team Topologies
Nov
14

#DL Summit 2024: Expert leadership masterclass – nimble, humane organizations with Team Topologies

Join authors Matthew Skelton and Manuel Pais for an immersive one-day masterclass designed to empower leadership through effective team dynamics. This session, tailored for C-Level executives and senior managers, delves into the principles and practical applications of Team Topologies to create nimble, high-performing organizations.

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Stream of Teams by Team Topologies
Nov
8

Stream of Teams by Team Topologies

  • LIVE STREAM - Biweekly live stream series by Team Topologies hosted by Matthew Skelton. Timezone CET (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join Matthew Skelton, co-author of Team Topologies, in this biweekly live stream series as he delves into the evolution, challenges, and practical applications of Team Topologies principles in real-world settings.

In each session, Matthew will explore articles, tools, workshops, and insights from practitioners worldwide, offering a balanced view that highlights both the successes and constructive critiques of Team Topologies in action. 

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ADAConf 2024 - Workshop:  Team Interaction Models
Nov
8

ADAConf 2024 - Workshop: Team Interaction Models

Using the modeling techniques provided by Team Topologies will help you to identify, classify, and document the existing team structures and communication channels within your organization and provide clear, concise terminology to describe how to re-organize those teams and their interactions to achieve better flow and deliver value faster.

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All Days DevOps 2024 - How About the Cognitive Load of the Platform Team?
Oct
10

All Days DevOps 2024 - How About the Cognitive Load of the Platform Team?

Join us to learn how we work with organizations to structure platform team(s) by mapping the team context. Learn how to identify essential services and define the service boundaries, empowering your organization to provide services effectively without burning out your platform engineers and adding unnecessary complexity. Discover the key to shaping a more efficient and agile organization through thoughtful platform team structuring.

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Team Topologies Fundamentals with Lean Agile Ninja in Polish, In-person
Oct
9

Team Topologies Fundamentals with Lean Agile Ninja in Polish, In-person

Enhance your organization's agility and streamline team workflows with our in-person course in Warsaw, presented in Polish by Team Topologies valued partner, Lean Agile Ninja. Learn practical strategies to optimize team structures, improve collaboration, and accelerate the delivery of customer value while avoiding burnout. Ideal for teams and leaders committed to continuous improvement and innovation.

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Principles for Decision-Making and Team-of-Teams Design in Platform Orgs at Platform Engineering Meetup
Oct
8

Principles for Decision-Making and Team-of-Teams Design in Platform Orgs at Platform Engineering Meetup

Building platforms for automotive embedded systems may seem very different from those for high-frequency trading in FSI or secure government services. However, universal patterns distinguish top performers from the rest. After seven years of platform building and enabling rapid innovation, we've identified key insights. Join us in a conversation to explore how to create inspiring engineering environments that unleash full potential and creativity.

Key points/outcomes

Understanding “Platforms”: we will explore the differences between a platform and a platform service, as well as how platform definitions can vary across industries.

Complex Architectures and Team Structures: we will explore the complexities of engineering platforms that extend beyond the traditional full-stack single product team.

Platform team-of-team organization: we will go over a set of proven principles helping leaders deliver measurable business impact from their platform organizations

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Project to Product Summit
Oct
8
to 9 Oct

Project to Product Summit

The inaugural Project to Product Summit is positioned as a pivotal gathering for professionals navigating the challenges and opportunities of digital transformation in product delivery. This two-day event will explore essential strategies and practices that facilitate a successful transition from traditional project management to a more product-oriented framework, enabling organizations to deliver enhanced value in the digital age.

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Is your Org chart a Roadblock to Tech Delivery
Sept
25

Is your Org chart a Roadblock to Tech Delivery

Is Your Org Chart a Roadblock to Tech Delivery? with Susan Abishara, Luke McManus and Karthik Subbaiah

Join us for a thought-provoking discussion where our speakers will dive into the complexities of organisational structures and their impact on tech delivery. Discover how traditional hierarchies might be slowing down your projects and explore how reimagining your tech team dynamics can lead to a faster flow of value, rather than just a fast flow of features. We’ll discuss strategies to deliver customer value more effectively, transforming your org chart from a roadblock into a catalyst for optimal workflow.

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Stellafai Virtual Outcome Forum
Sept
23

Stellafai Virtual Outcome Forum

Building platforms for automotive embedded systems may feel different from those for high-frequency trading algorithms or highly secure government services. However, certain patterns and principles consistently distinguish those who will excel from those who will be mediocre at best.

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Project to Product Open Forum
Sept
19

Project to Product Open Forum

Building platforms for automotive embedded systems may feel different from those for high-frequency trading algorithms or highly secure government services. However, certain patterns and principles consistently distinguish those who will excel from those who will be mediocre at best.

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Real agility for empowered organizations using Team Topologies - what senior leaders need to know.
Jul
23

Real agility for empowered organizations using Team Topologies - what senior leaders need to know.

Stand out from the crowd by building and running a high-performing team-of-teams organization, which adapts to changes in your environment even without your direct involvement.

Join award-winning authors Matthew Skelton (co-author of Team Topologies) and Alex Stokes (author of Empowered Agile Transformation) for a day of insights, techniques, tips, expertise, and discussions around creating and sustaining high-performing organizations using proven ideas and patterns from Team Topologies and Empowered Agile Transformation.

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Meet the Experts of Real agility for empowered organizations using Team Topologies - what senior leaders need to know.
Jul
9

Meet the Experts of Real agility for empowered organizations using Team Topologies - what senior leaders need to know.

Stand out from the crowd by building and running a high-performing team-of-teams organization, which adapts to changes in your environment even without your direct involvement.

Join award-winning authors Matthew Skelton (co-author of Team Topologies) and Alex Stokes (author of Empowered Agile Transformation) for a day of insights, techniques, tips, expertise, and discussions around creating and sustaining high-performing organizations using proven ideas and patterns from Team Topologies and Empowered Agile Transformation.

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DevOpsDays Amsterdam - Collaborative software design for team cognitive load
Jun
19

DevOpsDays Amsterdam - Collaborative software design for team cognitive load

Collaborative software design for team cognitive load

When navigating the complexities of software design and development, new ideas and future requests frequently cross software and team boundaries. The most effective approach to these design challenges is through collaborative modelling sessions, where teams are directly involved in crafting the software design. Yet, this approach leads us to a critical dilemma: What happens when new capabilities increase the cognitive load on a team, hindering their ability to deliver on both new and ongoing business needs? And how do we address situations where these new capabilities clash with our current architecture, leading to necessary changes that don’t fit our existing team structures? Our goal is always to create the best architecture for our business challenges, but this depends heavily on our teams’ delivery capabilities. This brings us to a fundamental question: If our teams face difficulties in implementing what is ideally the ‘best’ architecture, can we still consider it the most effective solution?

Join us in this interactive, hands-on session, where you will delve into a real-world software design challenge that intersects both software and team boundaries. Equipped with detailed context and comprehensive software diagrams, you will design in groups two potential software designs. You are free to approach the challenge in any way you prefer, and we will provide a message flow modelling template to help you quickly start addressing your challenge. From those initial two designs, we will introduce you to the fundamental principles of Team Topologies, focusing on how cognitive load affects the teams involved and your software design. This understanding of cognitive load will be crucial as we further explore more solutions to the design challenge. Throughout this session, you will gain practical insights into how cognitive load influences your approach to software design. You will learn how to effectively incorporate Team Topologies into your design decisions. By the end of this experience, you will have hands-on software design experience, tackling complex design challenges with a team-first approach.

Speakers

Kenny Baas-Schwegler I believe in collaborative software design where ‘every voice shapes the software’. Leveraging a domain-driven design approach, I facilitate clearer communication between

Sjoerd Westerhof I love solving challenges by designing and building solutions that create real value. Sometimes I wonder, why engineering is disconnected from business needs, and then I try to build up the bridges ...

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PlatformCon 2024 - Manuel Pais on From Fragile to Antifragile Internal Platforms
Jun
10
to 14 Jun

PlatformCon 2024 - Manuel Pais on From Fragile to Antifragile Internal Platforms

Manuel Pais on "From Fragile to Antifragile Internal Platforms"

Manuel Pais will be delivering a keynote at this year’s edition of PlatformCon.
Don’t miss the the latest on platform-as-a-product, platform grouping of teams and acceleration of flow through proper design of platforms and the team interactions behind them.

Internal platforms are understood as a necessity in most organizations today. But they're often fragile and susceptible to economic downturns, changes in funding models, or changes in leadership focus.

Internal platforms are generally understood as a necessity in most organizations today. However, results are often underwhelming, and the investment becomes hard to measure or justify. This makes internal platforms fragile and susceptible to economic downturns, changes in funding models, or leadership focus.

So, what is needed to make internal platforms antifragile?

“Antifragility is a property of systems in which they increase in capability to thrive as a result of stressors, shocks, volatility, noise, mistakes, faults, attacks, or failures.”

Of course, the platform as a product approach is critical to help focus and prioritize (internal) customer needs. Continuously understanding the platform audience, building trust, and reducing blind spots are required to thrive.

However, sustainable platforms need to be able to withstand financial shocks as well. We need to deal with the reality that (end customer) products (usually) have clear revenue and unclear costs, while internal platforms (usually) have clear costs and unclear revenue. How do we avoid naïve/biased approaches to demonstrate platform value that overlooks the costs? How do we show the value perceived by decision-makers who might be sitting two or three degrees away in the organization?

Antifragile internal platforms grow on trust and 360º transparency to survive the inevitable stressors, failures, and misunderstandings. Chances are that mandates, blind standardization, and fuzzy “productivity” goals, among other issues, are eroding the trust foundations needed for platform sustainability in your organization.

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Accelerating value with transparent flow-based organizations
Jun
3

Accelerating value with transparent flow-based organizations

In this webinar, we'll delve into the continuing evolution of the Team Topologies approach, the renewed focus on designing work with the fast flow of customer value at the core, and how it works alongside Thoughtworks' tools like the Simplified Operating Model and value-driven portfolio management. Drawing on data from fieldwork in Australia and additional research, we'll also discuss upcoming trends for leaders addressing scaled organizational challenges.

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