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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 Affinity Estimation.
Agile
Affinity Estimation
Paper illustration of Spotify Model Mapping with its method-specific working model.
Team Design
Spotify Model Mapping
Paper illustration for Planning Poker.
Agile
Planning Poker
Purposedifferent
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 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 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 estimates within the team diverge too much, it puts differing expectations on a common test bench. It separates rough complexity from unspoken assumptions.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
Half day30-90 min90-180 min2-5 min je Item
Participantsdifferent
Team-Leads plus Architecture3-125-153-9
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Interaction Heat Map, Agreements per PairAffinity Size Map, Grouped Estimates, Unclear ItemsSpotify Model Map, Action ListRelative Estimates, Assumption Notes, Split Candidates
Tagsno overlap
TeamAlignmentCollaborationOrganization
EstimationBacklogRelative sizing
TeamOrganizationAlignmentDiagnosis
EstimationAgileRelative sizingTeam
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