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The Spotify
Tribe
Kevin Goldsmith
Vice President, Engineering
ConsumerAlliance Lead
Why was this model created?
Why was this model created?
Velocity
Why was this model created?
Velocity
Minimize decision-making bottlenecks
Why was this model created?
Velocity
Minimize decision-making bottlenecks
Reduce synchronization bottlenecks
Why was this model created?
Velocity
Minimize decision-making bottlenecks
Reduce synchronization bottlenecks
Reduce process to a minimum
Why was this model created?
Velocity
Minimize decision-making bottlenecks
Reduce synchronization bottlenecks
Reduce process to a minimum
Address short-term challenges
Why was this model created?
Velocity
Happiness
Why was this model created?
Velocity
Happiness
Increase sense of ownership
Why was this model created?
Velocity
Happiness
Increase sense of ownership
Individual stability while fostering dynamic
organization
Why was this model created?
Velocity
Happiness
Increase sense of ownership
Individual stability while fostering dynamic
organization
Encourage personal and professional growth
Why was this model created?
Velocity
Happiness
Scale
Why was this model created?
Velocity
Happiness
Scale
Support organizational growth while maintaining
culture
Why was this model created?
Velocity
Happiness
Scale
Adaptability
Full-Stack Autonomous Teams (Squads)
PO
UX
iOS
Android
K&M
QA
Backend
Agile Coach
Full-Stack Autonomous Teams (Squads)
PO
UX
iOS
Android
K&M
QA
Backend
Agile Coach
Autonomous
adjective
au·ton·o·mous - ȯ-ˈtä-nə-məs
(of a country or region) having the freedom to govern itself or control its own affairs.
"the federation included sixteen autonomous republics"
having the freedom to act independently.
"school governors are legally autonomous"
synonyms: self-governing, independent, sovereign, free, self-ruling, self-determining, autarchic; self-sufficient
"an autonomous republic"
Full-Stack Autonomous Teams
PO
UX
iOS
Android
K&M
QA
Backend
Agile Coach
Ideal Size: 6-12 people
Full-Stack Autonomous Teams
PO
UX
iOS
Android
K&M
QA
Backend
Agile Coach
Fully empowered to fulfill their mission
Full-Stack Autonomous Teams
PO
UX
iOS
Android
K&M
QA
Backend
Agile Coach
Dependencies on other teams are minimized
Full-Stack Autonomous Teams
PO
UX
iOS
Android
K&M
QA
Backend
Agile Coach
Collective Responsibility
Full-Stack Autonomous Teams
PO
UX
iOS
Android
K&M
QA
Backend
Agile Coach
Individual Accountability
Full-Stack Autonomous Teams
PO
UX
iOS
Android
K&M
QA
Backend
Agile Coach
Innovation throughput over innovation velocity
Full-Stack Autonomous Teams
PO
UX
iOS
Android
K&M
QA
Backend
Agile Coach
No Manager?
Chapter Lead
Chapter Lead
Chapter Lead
Product Owner
Agile Coach
Chapter Lead
Chapter Lead
POCLAC
Squads
Squads
Chapter Leads
Squads
Chapters
Tribe Lead
Squads
Chapters
Tribe
Squads
Chapters
Ideal size: 40-150 people
Tribe
Squads
Chapters
Product Owner
Tribe
Squads
Chapters
Product Owner
User Experience
Product Area Leads
Design Leads
Trio TrioTrio
Guild
Alliance
Alliance
Changeis
constant
It looks like
chaos
It looks like
chaos
but it works for us.
It looks like
chaos
but it works for us. Mostly.
“Heisenberg Squads”
It is better to solve the problems
created by fluidity rather than
imposing more structure.
It is better to solve the problems
created by fluidity rather than
imposing more structure.
Minimum Viable
Bureaucracy
It requires
trust.
Whatdoesn’t
workwell?
Big Projects
‣ Autonomousteamsmakescoordination
difficult
‣ Nofull-timeprojectmanagersin
technologyorganization
‣ Veryunevenexecutionrecord
‣ Gotintosomebadanti-patterns
Growing Senior Leaders
‣ Tribeleadshavepeoplemanagement,
strategyanddeliveryresponsibility
‣ ChapterLeadshavepeople
managementresponsibilityandoperate
inhighlyconsensus-driventeams
Resource Efficiency
‣ Autonomousteamsareresourcehungry
becausetheyneedtobeself-sufficient
‣ Teamscangetfocusedonimproving
thingswithintheirsphereofcontrol,
ignoringlargerissues
Questions
twitter: @kevingoldsmith

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