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Paper illustration of Spotify Model Mapping with its method-specific working model.
Team Design
Spotify Model Mapping
Paper illustration for Ideal Days.
Agile
Ideal Days
Paper illustration for Affinity Estimation.
Agile
Affinity Estimation
Paper illustration of Team Topologies Interaction Modes with its method-specific working model.
Team Design
Team Topologies Interaction Modes
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 effort needs to be thought of as real working time, it offers a simple common denominator for comparison. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as Ideal Day Estimates, Assumption Notes, and Capacity Caveats.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.When several teams collaborate repeatedly, it describes the right interaction mode for each interface between them. It clarifies responsibility, interaction, and load between teams. The result is captured as an interaction heat map and pairwise agreements.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
90-180 min15-60 min30-90 minHalf day
Participantsdifferent
5-152-93-12Team-Leads plus Architecture
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Spotify Model Map, Action ListIdeal Day Estimates, Assumption Notes, Capacity CaveatsAffinity Size Map, Grouped Estimates, Unclear ItemsInteraction Heat Map, Agreements per Pair
Tagsno overlap
TeamOrganizationAlignmentDiagnosis
EstimationEffortAgile
EstimationBacklogRelative sizing
TeamAlignmentCollaborationOrganization
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