Singapore GovTech: Driving Public Sector Digital Transformation through Team Topologies
How did Singapore GovTech transform public sector digital services for 6 million citizens using Team Topologies principles?
Singapore GovTech's Smart Nation initiative demonstrates how platform teams and enabling teams can drive digital transformation across complex government environments while reducing cognitive load and improving developer experience for better citizen outcomes.
What you will learn in this case study
🔵 Why traditional government IT approaches created cultural inertia and adoption challenges
🔵 How platform teams and the "inside-out" approach validated solutions before scaling and a central platform team reduced cognitive load through self-service capabilities
🔵 The role of Forward Deployed Teams as enabling teams for knowledge transfer across agencies
🔵 How SPACE and DORA frameworks measured developer experience and productivity
🔵 The "golden path" strategy that drove emergent standardization without mandates
