Stephen Walters - Team Topologies Advocate
Stephen Walters - Team Topologies Advocate
Highly experienced Subject Matter Expert in Value Stream Management, DevSecOps, DevOps, ALM, SDLC, and IT4IT, with extensive management and consultancy experience spanning end-to-end IT disciplines since 1992. Certified in Value Stream Management, DevOps, SAFe, CMMI, ITIL, TOGAF, and PRINCE2.
Over the course of my career, I have successfully provided services and management expertise to organizations including Accenture, Cognizant, Deutsche Bank, Borland, BT, EDS (part of HP), the Met Office, and AstraZeneca.
I am a co-author of the Value Stream Reference Architecture paper with Dr. Craig Statham and the Value Stream Management Consortium. As a recognized thought leader, I have delivered keynote speeches on specialist topics at conferences and webcasts, and I have written and published numerous articles.
You can reach him in the following ways:
Team Topologies Advocacy
Since 2021, I have been conducting in-depth research into Value Stream Management, including contributions as part of the Value Stream Management Consortium. My most recent research focuses on how to identify and organize around value streams while eliminating guesswork. This work led to my co-authorship of the Value Stream Reference Architecture, which leverages Team Topologies as a pattern language to define organizational architecture and facilitate reasoned improvements in the efficiency and effectiveness of flow through a Value Delivery Lifecycle.
Published Work:
Value Stream Reference Architecture White Paper
Using Team Topologies as a pattern language: Read hereThe Role of Team Topologies in Managing Application Architecture
Navigate application architecture drift and organizational alignment: GitLab BlogDevOps Trends in the Age of Generative AI
A conversation with Marko Klemetti from Eficode on Techstrong TV, discussing how Team Topologies enhance cultural developer experience (DX): Watch here
