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Paper illustration of Spotify Model Mapping with its method-specific working model.
Team Design
Spotify Model Mapping
Paper illustration for Affinity Estimation.
Agile
Affinity Estimation
Paper illustration of the McKinsey 7S Framework with seven connected fields
Business Strategy
McKinsey 7S
Purposedifferent
When a team landscape has grown without clear grouping, it maps roles and relationships onto the Spotify model. It clarifies responsibility, interaction, and load between teams. The result is captured as a Spotify model map and action list.When many tasks need to be classified quickly, it sorts them by perceived effort and similarity. It reduces the effort of fine-grained estimation for large volumes.McKinsey 7S checks whether Strategy, Structure, Systems, Shared Values, Skills, Style, and Staff fit together. Organizational misalignments become visible across multiple levers as a result.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
90-180 min30-90 min2-4 h
Participantsdifferent
5-153-123-12
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Spotify Model Map, Action ListAffinity Size Map, Grouped Estimates, Unclear Items7S Assessment, Alignment Gaps, Change Actions
Tagsno overlap
TeamOrganizationAlignmentDiagnosis
EstimationBacklogRelative sizing
OrganizationStrategyAlignmentChange
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Paper illustration of Team Topologies Interaction Modes with its method-specific working model.
Team Design
Team Topologies Interaction Modes
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping