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Alexey Krivitsky
6 days ago5 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...
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Alexey Krivitsky
Aug 12, 20241 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:
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Benjamin Igna
Aug 6, 20243 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
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Roland Flemm
Jul 18, 20246 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...
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Carlton Nettleton
Jul 12, 20243 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...
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Bastian Kröckel
Mar 13, 20244 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...
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Alexey Krivitsky
Feb 23, 20246 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...
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Alexey Krivitsky
Nov 5, 20233 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...
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Alexey Krivitsky
Oct 24, 20234 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...
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Roland Flemm
Jul 17, 20236 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...
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Roland Flemm
May 9, 20237 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...
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Alexey Krivitsky
Feb 28, 20234 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...
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Alexey Krivitsky
Nov 7, 20229 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...
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Elevating Katas
Elevating Katas
Alexey Krivitsky
Dec 17, 20246 min read
Elevating Katas™ as Systemic Levers for Organizational Agility
Elevating Katas: Harnessing Systemic Levers to Propel Organizations Toward Greater Business Agility. Elevating Katas are repeatable,...
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Alexey Krivitsky
Dec 17, 20244 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....
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Roland Flemm
Jul 19, 202411 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.
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Alexey Krivitsky
Jul 16, 20244 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.
422
Alexey Krivitsky
Jul 15, 20246 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...
311
Michael Voorhaen
Jul 15, 20243 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
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Alexey Krivitsky
Jul 13, 20243 min read
Elevate Scrum!
Scrum, often limited to the team level, can create silos and hinder cross-team collaboration, impeding true business agility.
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Alexey Krivitsky
Apr 28, 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...
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Roland Flemm
Dec 8, 20237 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...
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Roland Flemm
Sep 23, 20238 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...
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Case Studies
Case Studies
Raúl Herranz
Nov 18, 20248 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...
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![[Français] Initier l’alignement de son organisation et de sa stratégie avec Org Topologies™](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c52b35_d49513ee26624eb0a84d57cca7f41a79~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_1042,h_589,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/c52b35_d49513ee26624eb0a84d57cca7f41a79~mv2.png)
Théo Moussaoui
Aug 13, 20245 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...
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José Coignard
Aug 13, 202424 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...
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Olivier Ledru
Aug 13, 20244 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...
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Michael Voorhaen
Aug 6, 202413 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...
249
Yana Bort
Aug 5, 20245 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)...
325
Jürgen De Smet
Jul 19, 20244 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™
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Théo Moussaoui
Jul 16, 20245 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....
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Takeo Imai
Jul 12, 20244 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...
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Kevin Romijn
Jun 14, 20247 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...
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José Coignard
Jun 14, 202424 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,...
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Olivier Ledru
Apr 4, 20244 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 ...
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Steinar Haldorsen
Nov 24, 202310 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.
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Michal Czub
Oct 31, 20233 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...
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Steve Alexander
Oct 26, 202310 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...
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Alexey Krivitsky
Oct 26, 202311 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
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Roland Flemm
May 27, 202310 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,...
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Alexey Krivitsky
Jan 12, 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...
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Roland Flemm
Dec 8, 202210 min read
Case Study: Using Org Topologies™ to Analyze the Agile Transformation Journey at a Large Dutch Bank
TL;DR This article analyses the transformation of a major bank with org topologies. To understand this article, you first need to know...
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Dive Deeper
Alexey Krivitsky
6 days ago5 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...
85
Alexey Krivitsky
Dec 17, 20246 min read
Elevating Katas™ as Systemic Levers for Organizational Agility
Elevating Katas: Harnessing Systemic Levers to Propel Organizations Toward Greater Business Agility. Elevating Katas are repeatable,...
123
Alexey Krivitsky
Dec 17, 20244 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....
183
Raúl Herranz
Nov 18, 20248 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...
53
Roland Flemm
Sep 2, 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...
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Théo Moussaoui
Aug 13, 20245 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...
36
José Coignard
Aug 13, 202424 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...
34
Olivier Ledru
Aug 13, 20244 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...
47
Alexey Krivitsky
Aug 12, 20241 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:
90
Michael Voorhaen
Aug 6, 202413 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...
249
![[Deutsch] Einführung in Org Topologies™](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d9ef88_fe1b5ea7b4084811ac75138a5858c901~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_1168,h_660,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/d9ef88_fe1b5ea7b4084811ac75138a5858c901~mv2.png)
Benjamin Igna
Aug 6, 20243 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
153
Yana Bort
Aug 5, 20245 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)...
325
Roland Flemm
Jul 19, 202411 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.
788
Jürgen De Smet
Jul 19, 20244 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™
55
Roland Flemm
Jul 18, 20246 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...
5,859
Alexey Krivitsky
Jul 16, 20244 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.
422
Théo Moussaoui
Jul 16, 20245 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....
79
Alexey Krivitsky
Jul 15, 20246 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...
311
Michael Voorhaen
Jul 15, 20243 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
78
Alexey Krivitsky
Jul 13, 20243 min read
Elevate Scrum!
Scrum, often limited to the team level, can create silos and hinder cross-team collaboration, impeding true business agility.
526
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