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Management Summary

OT helps to overcome those significant change risks by making it possible for people to visualize, discuss, and shape change.

Alexey Krivitsky

Feb 243 min read

Teams and Scope of Skills Mandate

The key question this article addresses is: How do we tell if a team is truly multi-function or just functional, and why does it matter...

Alexey Krivitsky

Jan 155 min read

Org Topologies Podcasts

Click on the Podcast logos below to listen: 6 June 2024 by Agile Focus Point: 16 May 2024 by it-agile: 2 Feb 2023 by Zuzi Sochova:

Alexey Krivitsky

Aug 12, 20241 min read

[Deutsch] Einführung in Org Topologies™

In der heutigen schnelllebigen und sich ständig verändernden Geschäftswelt kämpfen viele Unternehmen damit, agile Methoden so zu implementie

Benjamin Igna

Aug 6, 20243 min read

Aligned Autonomy at Scale (from Spotify Model)

“Aligned Autonomy” is a concept that aims to strike a balance between autonomous decision-making and alignment with organizational goals...

Roland Flemm

Jul 18, 20246 min read

Org Topologies™ and Doing Better Scrum

Last month, I did something a bit unusual. Instead of being the instructor, I was a student and attended an Org Topologies™ Practitioner...

Carlton Nettleton

Jul 12, 20243 min read

[Deutsch] Aha-Erlebnis mit Org Topologies: Warum wir ohne „Second Agile Wave” nicht wirklich agil arbeiten.

Einige behaupten „Agilität ist tot!“. Bekannt ist, dass viele agile Transformationen scheitern bzw. aus Sicht der Sponsoren nicht die...

Bastian Kröckel

Mar 13, 20244 min read

The Three Ecosystems

TL;DR Many people still see the challenge of creating a better value-creating organization as black-and-white: it is either waterfall or...

Alexey Krivitsky

Feb 23, 20246 min read

Sparkling the Second Wave of Agile Revolution

TL;DR Is Agile dead? It depends on what you mean by 'Agile'. If you mean that the organizations are not getting the promised benefits...

Alexey Krivitsky

Nov 5, 20233 min read

Determining Archetypes and Opportunities for Coaching

Have you read the introductory article Seven Archetypes (the Alphabet) of Org Topologies™? That would help. The big determining factor on...

Alexey Krivitsky

Oct 24, 20234 min read

A practical approach to improve the performance of your agile teams

Part 1, improving an A-level ecosystem with horizontal scaling. The organizational archetypes of the Org Topologies™ map can be used to...

Roland Flemm

Jul 17, 20236 min read

Team coaching with Org Topologies™.

I was asked by a Product Owner to come and have a look at one of his teams. I served him getting Scrum going about 1,5 years ago and he...

Roland Flemm

May 9, 20237 min read

Set Free the Caged Cheetah: stagnated agile and productization as a way out

We've noticed this post by Al Shalloway with a key quote from it: "I don’t see Agile as dead, or even dying. But it has stagnated" In our...

Alexey Krivitsky

Feb 28, 20234 min read

Org Topologies: Key Archetypes

Org Topologies™ is a mapping of recognizable organizational archetypes in product development. We are using the following two axes for...

Alexey Krivitsky

Nov 7, 20229 min read

Elevating Katas

Org Topologies (OT) with Evidence-Based Management (EBM)

In summary, Org Topologies and Evidence-Based Management are distinct but highly complementary frameworks.

Alexey Krivitsky

Feb 2415 min read

Elevate Your Organization with Strategic AI Adoption

Any management approach that doesn’t include AI as a central part of the future workforce is of the past. We are rapidly entering a world...

Craig Larman

Feb 152 min read

Case Study: Implementing Obeya at Organization X. A retrospective-experience report with Org Topologies.

Introduction For the past year, I have been working as an Agile consultant at an IT company that manages business-critical IT...

Aimé Flemm

Feb 19 min read

Elevating Katas™ as Systemic Levers for Organizational Agility

The Org Topologies MADE method introduces Elevating Katas to get change going. “Kata” was popularized in management via Toyota,...

Alexey Krivitsky

Dec 17, 20247 min read

Tailwind Career Paths: Encouraging Growth in Multi-Skilled Organizations

In today’s rapidly evolving technological landscape, organizations face increasing pressure to build adaptive, multi-skilled teams....

Alexey Krivitsky

Dec 17, 20244 min read

Elevate Product Management to Drive Business Agility

This blog describes how moving up on the Org Topologies™ map shapes Product Management to achieve business agility.

Roland Flemm

Jul 19, 202411 min read

Avoid Premature Platformization

Mind the gap! In the rush to platformization, organizations often create a chasm between the platform and their core operations.

Alexey Krivitsky

Jul 16, 20244 min read

Elevate a SAFe Adoption with Team of Teams and eARTS

What is Elevation by Org Topologies? Elevation by Org Topologies refers to the process of enhancing an organization’s design and...

Alexey Krivitsky

Jul 15, 20246 min read

Cognitive Load And The Product Owner

Product Owners must manage their cognitive load. Adopting Org Topologies Type3 Team of Teams approach fosters agility and reduces complexity

Michael Voorhaen

Jul 15, 20243 min read

Elevate Scrum!

Scrum, often limited to the team level, can create silos and hinder cross-team collaboration, impeding true business agility.

Alexey Krivitsky

Jul 13, 20244 min read

Systemic Reduction of Cognitive Load

Why Cognitive Load Matters * This text is a version of the foreword I wrote for the free e-book Navigating Complexity of Cognitive Load...

Alexey Krivitsky

Apr 28, 20244 min read

How to Facilitate an Outstanding Sprint Review in “Bazaar Mode”

Review Bazaar is one of the Elevating Structures that help to uplift your ecosystem up the levels of the Org Topologies™ mapping: This...

Roland Flemm

Dec 8, 20237 min read

Creating Cross-Team Collaboration with Multi-Team Product Backlog Refinement

Multi-team PBR is one of the Elevating Structures that help to uplift your ecosystem up the levels of the Org Topologies™ mapping: This...

Roland Flemm

Sep 23, 20238 min read

Case Studies

Analyzing the transformation of a SAP group at a large public authority

In this exam case, Karl Thomas and Nico Liedl from Deloitte analyze the structure of an agile release train with a Team Topologies...

Thomas Karl

4 days ago1 min read

Case Study: Implementing Obeya at Organization X. A retrospective-experience report with Org Topologies.

Introduction For the past year, I have been working as an Agile consultant at an IT company that manages business-critical IT...

Aimé Flemm

Feb 19 min read

Case Study: Using Org Topologies to Assess the Evolutionary Journey Within Eurecat-FPED, an R&D Organization from Catalonia (Spain)

Eurecat – FPED background Eurecat is the Technology Centre of Catalonia in Spain, dedicated to research and development of technology for...

Raúl Herranz

Nov 18, 20248 min read

[Français] Initier l’alignement de son organisation et de sa stratégie avec Org Topologies™

Une organisation choisie ou subie ? Toute entreprise a une organisation (structure) qui a tendance à guider les interactions entre ses...

Théo Moussaoui

Aug 13, 20245 min read

[Français] Org Topologies & Stratégie Kanban pour augmenter son agilité business

Une série d'articles sur Org Topologies et la Stratégie Kanban aidant progressivement une unité business d'une organisation à devenir de...

José Coignard

Aug 13, 202424 min read

[Français] Cartographie d'un groupe d'équipes avec OrgTopologies

Contexte du cas d'usage J'ai eu la chance de participer début mars 2024 à la toute première formation OrgTopologies en France avec les...

Olivier Ledru

Aug 13, 20244 min read

Case Study: Enhancing Strobbo's Agile Journey with Org Topologies

I recently co-authored a case study about our journey at Strobbo over the past few years: ‘Strobbo Adopts Professional Scrum to...

Michael Voorhaen

Aug 6, 202413 min read

Experience Report: Towards Business-Oriented Org Design at Raiffeisen Bank

My name is Yana Bort. I work in a Ukrainian branch of Raiffeisen bank. I joined the bank in mid-2021 to drive the Retail Banking (non-IT)...

Yana Bort

Aug 5, 20245 min read

Harnessing the Power of Org Topologies: A Journey in Designing Agile Organizations

In the world of agile transformations and organizational design, the integration of innovative frameworks like Org Topologies™

Jürgen De Smet

Jul 19, 20244 min read

Initiate the alignment of your organization and strategy with Org Topologies™

A chosen or imposed organization? Every company has an organization (structure) that tends to guide the interactions between its members....

Théo Moussaoui

Jul 16, 20245 min read

Case-Study: Loglass Using Org Topologies to Set Target Org Design

Exploring Org Topologies at Loglass This article is also available in Japanese. I have recently become interested in Org Topologies - a...

Takeo Imai

Jul 12, 20244 min read

Case Study: Introducing Org Topologies in an Aviation Program

Make Org Design Sexy Again! Yes, you read that right. We're here to spice up the way you think about frameworks and practices, with a...

Kevin Romijn

Jun 14, 20247 min read

Business Agility with Org Topologies and Kanban

Introduction Any organization can be analyzed using the Org Topologies™ map. On this map, the Holy Grail is at the top right,...

José Coignard

Jun 14, 202424 min read

Facilitating a Mapping Workshop with Org Topologies™

As is often the case, ideas evaporate after training courses. However, I had the opportunity to use this beautiful tool just three weeks ...

Olivier Ledru

Apr 4, 20244 min read

Case Study: Introduction of Org Topologies™ in European Fintech

This story took place in a European fintech in 2022. And it is contributed to the catalogue of the case-studies by one of our Champions.

Steinar Haldorsen

Nov 24, 202310 min read

Experience Report: Org Topologies in HR

Org Topologies™: A brilliant frame to clash "expectations" with "conditioning" and to let them explode. Let me explain. Once upon a...

Michal Czub

Oct 31, 20233 min read

Experience Report in which Steve introduces Marcus to Org Topologies™

The Engineering Manager’s job includes helping their team become more effective at solving problems, and collaborating with other teams...

Steve Alexander

Oct 26, 202310 min read

Case Study: from Component Teams to Team Topologies to FaST Agile

This article is a detailed analysis of James Shore's talk at the Hands-on Agile Meetup. We're looking at this case study from the viewpoint

Alexey Krivitsky

Oct 26, 202311 min read

Case Study: Business Banking Transformation Journey at de Volksbank

De Volksbank is the fourth largest bank in the Netherlands. The bank was formed two hundred years ago from regional savings banks. Today,...

Roland Flemm

May 27, 202310 min read

Case Study: Studying LeSS Adoption at Poster POS Inc. with Org Topologies™

Poster POS Inc. (or Poster) is a cloud-based SaaS automation for small-to-midsize businesses in the hospitality industry, also known as...

Alexey Krivitsky

Jan 12, 202310 min read

Dive Deeper

Analyzing the transformation of a SAP group at a large public authority

In this exam case, Karl Thomas and Nico Liedl from Deloitte analyze the structure of an agile release train with a Team Topologies...

Case Studies

Thomas Karl

4 days ago1 min read

Org Topologies (OT) with Evidence-Based Management (EBM)

In summary, Org Topologies and Evidence-Based Management are distinct but highly complementary frameworks.

Elevating Katas

Alexey Krivitsky

Feb 2415 min read

Management Summary

OT helps to overcome those significant change risks by making it possible for people to visualize, discuss, and shape change.

Essentials

Alexey Krivitsky

Feb 243 min read

Elevate Your Organization with Strategic AI Adoption

Any management approach that doesn’t include AI as a central part of the future workforce is of the past. We are rapidly entering a world...

Elevating Katas

Craig Larman

Feb 152 min read

Studying Org Designs of Haier's RDHY and Bayer's DSO

Both Haier's RDHY and Bayer's DSO aim to shift decision‑making to the frontline and foster customer‑centric innovation.

Framework Mapping

Alexey Krivitsky

Feb 417 min read

Case Study: Implementing Obeya at Organization X. A retrospective-experience report with Org Topologies.

Introduction For the past year, I have been working as an Agile consultant at an IT company that manages business-critical IT...

Elevating Katas

Aimé Flemm

Feb 19 min read

Teams and Scope of Skills Mandate

The key question this article addresses is: How do we tell if a team is truly multi-function or just functional, and why does it matter...

Essentials

Alexey Krivitsky

Jan 155 min read

Elevating Katas™ as Systemic Levers for Organizational Agility

The Org Topologies MADE method introduces Elevating Katas to get change going. “Kata” was popularized in management via Toyota,...

Elevating Katas

Alexey Krivitsky

Dec 17, 20247 min read

Tailwind Career Paths: Encouraging Growth in Multi-Skilled Organizations

In today’s rapidly evolving technological landscape, organizations face increasing pressure to build adaptive, multi-skilled teams....

Elevating Katas

Alexey Krivitsky

Dec 17, 20244 min read

Case Study: Using Org Topologies to Assess the Evolutionary Journey Within Eurecat-FPED, an R&D Organization from Catalonia (Spain)

Eurecat – FPED background Eurecat is the Technology Centre of Catalonia in Spain, dedicated to research and development of technology for...

Case Studies

Raúl Herranz

Nov 18, 20248 min read

How to make value flow without interruptions in SAFe

Introduction In 2022, Andrew Sales (Chief Methodologist and SAFe Fellow at Scaled Agile, Inc.) spoke at Tecnifor SAFe Day about...

Framework Mapping

Roland Flemm

Sep 2, 20248 min read

[Français] Initier l’alignement de son organisation et de sa stratégie avec Org Topologies™

Une organisation choisie ou subie ? Toute entreprise a une organisation (structure) qui a tendance à guider les interactions entre ses...

Case Studies

Théo Moussaoui

Aug 13, 20245 min read

[Français] Org Topologies & Stratégie Kanban pour augmenter son agilité business

Une série d'articles sur Org Topologies et la Stratégie Kanban aidant progressivement une unité business d'une organisation à devenir de...

Case Studies

José Coignard

Aug 13, 202424 min read

[Français] Cartographie d'un groupe d'équipes avec OrgTopologies

Contexte du cas d'usage J'ai eu la chance de participer début mars 2024 à la toute première formation OrgTopologies en France avec les...

Case Studies

Olivier Ledru

Aug 13, 20244 min read

Org Topologies Podcasts

Click on the Podcast logos below to listen: 6 June 2024 by Agile Focus Point: 16 May 2024 by it-agile: 2 Feb 2023 by Zuzi Sochova:

Essentials

Alexey Krivitsky

Aug 12, 20241 min read

Case Study: Enhancing Strobbo's Agile Journey with Org Topologies

I recently co-authored a case study about our journey at Strobbo over the past few years: ‘Strobbo Adopts Professional Scrum to...

Case Studies

Michael Voorhaen

Aug 6, 202413 min read

[Deutsch] Einführung in Org Topologies™

In der heutigen schnelllebigen und sich ständig verändernden Geschäftswelt kämpfen viele Unternehmen damit, agile Methoden so zu implementie

Essentials

Benjamin Igna

Aug 6, 20243 min read

Experience Report: Towards Business-Oriented Org Design at Raiffeisen Bank

My name is Yana Bort. I work in a Ukrainian branch of Raiffeisen bank. I joined the bank in mid-2021 to drive the Retail Banking (non-IT)...

Case Studies

Yana Bort

Aug 5, 20245 min read

Elevate Product Management to Drive Business Agility

This blog describes how moving up on the Org Topologies™ map shapes Product Management to achieve business agility.

Elevating Katas

Roland Flemm

Jul 19, 202411 min read

Harnessing the Power of Org Topologies: A Journey in Designing Agile Organizations

In the world of agile transformations and organizational design, the integration of innovative frameworks like Org Topologies™

Case Studies

Jürgen De Smet

Jul 19, 20244 min read

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