Team Topologies

I offer consulting services centered around Team Topologies, a modern approach that optimizes team structures for effective software delivery. This method involves designing organizational structures and interaction modes that facilitate rapid, reliable software development.

Team Topologies emphasizes the importance of clear, streamlined communication channels and aligns team responsibilities to maximize flow and innovation. By applying these principles, I help organizations reshape their teams into more efficient and adaptive units, enhancing overall productivity and alignment with business goals.

My services around Team Topologies

  • I specialize in establishing a fast flow of software delivery using Team Topologies. My consulting services address team cognitive load, team types, and boundaries, as well as team interaction modes, all from a holistic perspective. By focusing on optimizing these key areas, I ensure that your teams are set up for maximum efficiency and effectiveness. The goal is to streamline your software delivery processes, making them faster and more reliable. With my guidance, your organization can overcome common obstacles and achieve a seamless, high-performing workflow. Let me help you transform your software delivery with proven, innovative strategies.

  • I help organizations identify team boundaries optimized for autonomy and fast flow. Using Domain Driven Design Bounded Contexts, Team Topologies Fracture Planes, and Independent Service Heuristics, I pinpoint the most effective team boundaries. My approach involves collaborative modeling to explore and design these boundaries, ensuring they align with your organizational goals. By focusing on these methodologies, I facilitate the creation of teams that are both autonomous and efficient. This results in improved software delivery speed and quality. Let me assist you in transforming your team's structure for optimal performance and seamless collaboration.

  • I assist organizations in establishing enabling teams that are crucial for future success. By focusing on enabling the future enablers, I ensure a sustainable foundation for continuous improvement. My approach involves working with a holistic set of stakeholders, including HR, personal development, senior management, enabling teams, and stream-aligned teams. This comprehensive collaboration ensures the setup of highly effective enabling teams that support and enhance your core teams. By integrating diverse perspectives and expertise, I help create a robust support system that drives innovation and efficiency. Let me guide you in building enabling teams that empower your organization for long-term success.

  • I coach and educate IT leaders on effectively navigating Team Topologies. By supporting leadership through the shift toward more autonomy and decision-making within delivery teams, I help leaders adapt their management tasks to this new dynamic. My approach emphasizes team cognitive load and fast flow while also fostering empathy for the current state of the organization. I understand that these changes take time and come with a high degree of fear, uncertainty, and doubt. By acknowledging these challenges, I provide the necessary guidance to ensure a smooth transition. Let me assist you in leading your teams through this transformation with confidence and clarity.

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My experience

Early Adopter

Since the inception of Team Topologies with the influential work of Manuel Pais and Matthew Skelton, I have been an early adopter and devoted practitioner. My journey with Team Topologies has taken me across a variety of industries—from insurance and automotive to e-commerce—applying its revolutionary concepts to enhance operational flow and team efficiency.

Practical track record

With extensive experience in implementing Team Topologies at various organizations, I have successfully established effective strategies tailored to each client. This includes defining clear team boundaries, optimizing team interactions for rapid delivery, and developing budgeting strategies that support team structures. My work has not only facilitated fast flow of work but has also supported a sustainable transformation in how teams and resources are managed.

A notable achievement in my career has been the establishment of highly effective Enabling Teams that empower organizations to overcome complex technical challenges swiftly and efficiently. These teams have become pivotal in my clients’ journeys towards improved productivity and innovation.

Stakeholder-aligned work

Throughout my career, I have collaborated with a diverse range of stakeholders, including C-level executives, senior management, software architects, HR professionals, and workers' councils. This broad engagement has enabled me to tailor Team Topologies principles to the unique cultural and operational needs of each organization.

Publications

I am also proud to have contributed to the dissemination of Team Topologies ideas through translating both the original Team Topologies book and the Remote Team Interactions Workbook into German for O’Reilly. Additionally, I have authored contributions to an official Team Topologies mini-book, further enriching the resources available to German-speaking professionals.

Official Team Topologies Advocate

As an officially recognized Team Topologies Advocate (TTA), authorized by the creators of Team Topologies, I am committed to promoting and guiding the adoption of these practices worldwide. Let us work together to reshape your organization’s structure for clarity, efficiency, and accelerated growth. Contact me to discover how your organization can benefit from tailored Team Topologies strategies.

Publications

Talks & Podcasts

Transforming Ivory Tower Architecture to Enabling Teams - Presented at Agile Meets Architecture 2023

Systems Thinking by combining Team Topologies with Context Maps - Presented at KanDDDinsky 2022