TBM 430: Incubate, Compound, Refinance, Liquidate
tl;dr: AI does not eliminate complexity, coupling, coordination, uncertainty, or decay.
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Updated dailyWhy Team Topologies is the Essential Foundation for AI ROI
Without the boundaries, practices, and governance provided by Team Topologies, localized AI productivity gains will simply vanish into downstream bottlenecks. But by actively shaping the organizational system for rapid value flow and reduced cognitive load, Team Topologies sets the vital foundation for unlocking exponential, sustainable ROI from AI.
Combining Team Topologies and Better Value Sooner Safer Happier for effective value delivery
As organizations strive to adapt to a rapidly changing world, many find themselves struggling with outdated structures and mindsets. Team Topologies (TT) and Better Value Sooner Safer Happier (BVSSH) offer a powerful, complementary approach to solving these modern challenges. At their core, TT and BVSSH share a remarkably aligned mission: both are dedicated to making the world of work more humane and more effective for everyone. By embracing emergence, empowering human dynamics, and focusing on sensing over commanding, businesses can fundamentally transform their operating models.
TBM 428: Yes, Robot. Yes, Boss?
AI can be your scribe, your thought partner, data-stitcher, or your counselor.
Banking at scale: a blueprint for delivery transformation using Team Topologies
“…you don't need a massive team to drive transformation; you just need the right mix of perspectives across technology, ways of working, and change execution. You have to be willing to start before you fully understand it, prioritising flow over handoffs and outcomes over projects. Above all, Team Topologies is not a destination. Team Topologies is a lens that forces you to constantly ask: does our structure enable flow, or obstruct it? By changing the conversation before the org chart, we allowed a sustainable, high-performing structure to follow naturally.”
Social Decision Records and Team APIs: Documenting Human Interactions for Better Collaboration
SDRs are an easy, lightweight tool to help you analyze, negotiate, and formally record the decisions of a complex sociotechnical system. They are highly flexible and can be adapted to fit your team's specific people management or delivery concerns. When combined with the concept of a Team API, SDRs become incredibly powerful. The SDR acts as the negotiated contract, while the Team API acts as the public, easily consumable broadcast of that contract. Together, they bring interactions out of the shadows, clarifying purpose, setting realistic boundaries, and fostering an environment built on genu
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Team Topologies and Agile Rising announce an accelerated approach to AI adoption and operating model transformation
Agile Rising, a long-standing Team Topologies Solution Partner, and Team Topologies today announce a new phase of their partnership focused on offering an accelerated approach to AI adoption and the necessary operating model transformation to support it.
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