Team Topologies Consulting

Design Organisations That Flow

Transform your organisation with Team Topologies principles. Our certified consultants help you design effective team structures that accelerate software delivery, reduce cognitive load, and improve flow.

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The Organisation Design Challenge

Most organisations struggle with team structures that create bottlenecks, dependencies, and cognitive overload, hindering their ability to deliver value effectively

Communication Overload

  • Teams spending more time coordinating than delivering
  • Endless meetings with unclear outcomes
  • Information silos preventing effective collaboration
  • Decision-making paralysis from too many stakeholders
  • Duplicated work across multiple teams

Cognitive Load Issues

  • Teams responsible for too many technologies
  • Context switching reducing productivity
  • Burnout from overwhelming responsibility
  • Knowledge concentrated in few individuals
  • Difficulty maintaining domain expertise

Delivery Bottlenecks

  • Dependencies blocking feature delivery
  • Waiting for other teams to complete work
  • Handoffs creating delays and errors
  • Inconsistent delivery cadence
  • Difficulty measuring team effectiveness

Team Topologies Fundamentals

Team Topologies provides a practical framework for organising teams and their interactions to optimise for fast flow and minimal cognitive load

Stream-Aligned Teams

Aligned to a flow of work from a specific customer or user segment. These teams have end-to-end responsibility for delivering value.

Enabling Teams

Help stream-aligned teams overcome obstacles and acquire missing capabilities, focusing on building autonomy rather than dependency.

Complicated Subsystem Teams

Responsible for building and maintaining systems that require specialised knowledge and significant mathematical or technical expertise.

Platform Teams

Enable stream-aligned teams to deliver work with substantial autonomy by providing internal services that reduce cognitive load.

OTTRA's Team Topologies Approach

Our certified consultants bring deep expertise in organisational design, helping you implement Team Topologies principles tailored to your context

1

Current State Assessment

Comprehensive analysis of your existing team structure, communication patterns, and value streams to identify improvement opportunities and organisational bottlenecks.

2

Team Interaction Mapping

Map current team interactions and identify collaboration, X-as-a-Service, and facilitating patterns to optimise communication and reduce dependencies.

3

Cognitive Load Analysis

Evaluate intrinsic, extraneous, and germane cognitive load across teams to ensure sustainable workloads and maintain team effectiveness.

4

Target Operating Model Design

Design your future team topology using the four fundamental team types, aligned with your business objectives and technical constraints.

5

Transformation Roadmap

Create a practical, phased approach to evolving your organisation, minimising disruption while maximising team autonomy and flow.

6

Implementation Support

Ongoing coaching and guidance during the transformation, helping teams adapt to new structures and optimise their interactions over time.

Proven Results from Team Topologies

3x
Faster Delivery

Reduced dependencies and clearer ownership accelerate feature delivery

50%
Less Coordination

Optimised team interactions reduce time spent in meetings and handoffs

40%
Lower Cognitive Load

Teams focus on their core responsibilities without overwhelming complexity

75%
Improved Autonomy

Teams make decisions independently with clear boundaries and responsibilities

60%
Better Quality

End-to-end ownership increases accountability and product quality

85%
Higher Satisfaction

Clearer purpose and reduced frustration improve team morale

Our Team Topologies Services

Comprehensive support for your organisational transformation journey, from initial assessment through ongoing optimisation

Organisation Assessment

Deep dive analysis of your current team structure, value streams, and organisational patterns to identify transformation opportunities and design constraints.

Team Design Workshops

Interactive sessions with leadership and teams to design optimal team topologies using proven frameworks and real-world constraints.

Flow Metrics Implementation

Establish measurement systems to track team effectiveness, flow efficiency, and the impact of organisational changes over time.

Transformation Coaching

Ongoing support during the transition, helping teams adapt to new ways of working and optimising interactions as they evolve.

Team Topologies Training

Comprehensive training programmes for leaders and teams on Team Topologies principles, patterns, and practical implementation strategies.

Continuous Improvement

Regular health checks and optimisation sessions to ensure your team topology continues to evolve with your business needs and technology landscape.

Our Proven Process

1

Discovery & Assessment

Comprehensive analysis of your current organisation, technology landscape, and business objectives. We map existing team interactions and identify pain points and opportunities.

2

Value Stream Mapping

Identify and map your key value streams from customer request to delivered value. This helps us understand how work flows through your organisation and where bottlenecks occur.

3

Target Topology Design

Design your future team topology using Team Topologies patterns. We consider your constraints, culture, and technology to create a practical, achievable target state.

4

Transformation Planning

Create a detailed roadmap for evolving your organisation. We plan for minimal disruption while ensuring teams can adapt successfully to new structures and ways of working.

5

Implementation & Coaching

Support your teams through the transformation with hands-on coaching, training, and guidance. We help teams develop new practices and optimise their interactions.

6

Measurement & Optimisation

Establish metrics to measure the success of your new topology and continuously optimise based on feedback and changing business needs. Sustainable improvement over time.

Transform Your Organisation

Ready to design teams that flow? Start with a comprehensive assessment of your current organisation and discover how Team Topologies can accelerate your software delivery.