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Paper illustration of Spotify Model Mapping with its method-specific working model.
Team Design
Spotify Model Mapping
Paper illustration of Team Topologies Interaction Modes with its method-specific working model.
Team Design
Team Topologies Interaction Modes
Paper illustration for Bucket System.
Agile
Bucket System
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 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.When a large batch of work needs a fast, rough estimate, it sorts items into predefined size buckets. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as a Bucketed Backlog, Relative Estimates, and Split Candidates.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
90-180 minHalf day30-90 min
Participantsdifferent
5-15Team-Leads plus Architecture3-12
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Spotify Model Map, Action ListInteraction Heat Map, Agreements per PairBucketed Backlog, Relative Estimates, Split Candidates
Tagsno overlap
TeamOrganizationAlignmentDiagnosis
TeamAlignmentCollaborationOrganization
EstimationBacklogRelative sizing
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Paper illustration for Affinity Estimation.
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Affinity Estimation
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Facilitation
Team Charter
Paper illustration for Expectation Mapping.
Facilitation
Expectation Mapping