Team Topologies - Organizing for fast flow of value

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Miguel Angel Lopez Gil - Team Topologies Advocate

Miguel Angel Lopez Gil - Team Topologies Advocate

I have 25 years of experience in IT, working across large organizations with a focus on digitalization, product management and agile delivery. As an Enterprise Agile Coach and Transformation Expert, I've had the chance to contribute to some meaningful initiatives, like a multi-year lean-agile transformation and helping to set up a dual operating model.

At Roche, I founded the first Global SAFe Community of Practice, where I brought together a passionate team and trained over 500 people in agile methods. Additionally, I’ve enjoyed designing and implementing new team topologies to support high-performing teams and drive lasting, positive change within the organization.

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Team Topologies Advocacy

Over the past year, I’ve been leading the introduction of Team Topologies across our organization (Roche). I’ve facilitated workshops for eight product lines, developed internal training materials, and trained other coaches to help spread the practice.

Team Topologies is already making a noticeable impact on how we structure our products, and I’m actively working to establish it as an official practice at Roche. I’m passionate about advocating for this approach and would love to share our journey with the broader community.

Private Contributions

  • Awareness Presentations: Delivered multiple Team Topologies awareness sessions to IT and business leadership teams.

  • Internal Material: Created a "Getting Started with Team Topologies" guide for agile coaches and product managers.

  • Video Promotion: Created a video explaining the basic concepts of Team Topologies, with more than 450 internal views.

  • Workshops: Designed a 3-session workshop format, agenda, and materials in Lucid, and delivered it to 8 products and product lines within a year, covering around 900 people overall and achieving a significant 40% average reduction in the number of teams.

  • Facilitator Training: Developed material and trained 11 agile coaches to deliver Team Topologies workshops.