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Paper illustration of Team Topologies Interaction Modes with its method-specific working model.
Team Design
Team Topologies Interaction Modes
ChatOps workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
DevOps
ChatOps
Paper illustration for DACI
Decision Making
DACI
Paper illustration for Team Charter.
Facilitation
Team Charter
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.For operational work in a distributed team, the method links communication with direct system control. It records decisions right where the signal, the context, and the execution come together.In cross-functional decisions, responsibilities quickly blur between approval, influence, and execution. DACI arranges these roles so decision pressure, contribution, and information stay cleanly separated.When a team is starting fresh or working past each other, Team Charter clarifies the shared working basis. It visibly sets out how collaboration, decision paths, and mutual conduct should work day to day.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
Half dayOngoing30-60 min2-4 h
Participantsdifferent
Team-Leads plus Architecture2-202-103-12
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Interaction Heat Map, Agreements per PairChat Transcript, Action Log, AutomationsDACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision LogTeam Charter, Working Norms, Role Notes
Tagsno overlap
TeamAlignmentCollaborationOrganization
CollaborationEngineeringIncident
DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment
TeamAlignmentCollaboration
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