Foundation Workshop - Getting started with Team Topologies - P822
A guided introduction to using Team Topologies in practice
Workshop outcomes
A section of the Getting Started with Team Topologies infographic
Based upon the concepts presented in the Getting started with Team Topologies infographic, this introductory workshop focuses on helping participants to understand how to start introducing Team Topologies into an organization and covers the following areas:
Understand the teams you currently have
Align and fit existing teams into the fundamental team types
Define ways of limiting cognitive load on teams
Use the “Reverse Conway” approach to produce software systems that are sustainable by the organization
Understand team interactions and how they can be used to evolve the organization
Drive and evolve (and limit) inter-team collaboration
Make sure team structures are explicitly evolved over time
Enable user team interactions to be a driver for organizational sensing
Workshop format
The workshop is run across 2 separate 3-hour sessions:
Session 1 - Understand team types, what it means to limit cognitive load and concepts of aligning for “fast flow”.
Session 2 - Develop an awareness of team interaction modes, team structure evolution and concepts of organizational sensing.
We recommend that these sessions are run on either the same day (morning and afternoon) or consecutive days. This helps to keep the material and ideas “front of mind” for attendees whilst giving some space for reflection (and normal work activities).
The workshops are delivered by authorized Team Topologies Learning Partners (TTLPs).
A common language for organizational design
The Getting Started with Team Topologies workshop is intended to educate leaders, managers and other staff members about how to begin using the Team Topologies principles and practices in a specific organization. Using carefully curated exercises, this workshop aims to help participants to learn via hands-on practice enabling them to easily articulate and engage with their peers using the common language of organizational design that Team Topologies surfaces and leads to higher quality conversations about team interactions.
Screenshot of the P822 workshop Miro board
What type of group is the workshop for?
This workshop has been curated specifically for leaders and managers within your organization that need a solid understanding of the ideas and principles in Team Topologies. The workshop is also suitable for anyone who will be leading organizational change based on Team Topologies.
Who should attend the workshops?
The workshop is suitable for: C-level, Executives, managers, change agents, and on-the-ground practitioners.
How should you prepare for the workshop?
Attendees at this workshop must have read the infographic at https://teamtopologies.com/getting-started and previously attended the P818 Team Topologies in a nutshell workshop. We also recommend that attendees:
watch one or more videos at https://teamtopologies.com/talks
bring enthusiasm and a willingness to contribute!