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Spotify model
To be clear, we never coined the
expression “Spotify Model”; we have just
been talking to people about what we’re
currently doing.
Joakim Sundén
Team and Leadership Coach at Spotify
https://blog.crisp.se/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/SpotifyScaling.pdf
• A “mini startup” responsible a long term mission (Ex.
Build and improve android client)
• Has all the skills to develop and push to prod
• Self organizing and could chose scrum, kanban, etc
• Has access to an agile coach
Squad
• A collection of squads that work in a related area (ex.
Music player)
• 100 ppl or less
• Has a tribe leader who creates healthy environment
Tribe
• A small group of people with similar skills working in
the same tribe
• Chapter lead is usually the HR manager
Chapter
• Organic wide reaching community of interest (ex:
Tester guild, agile coach guild)
• Can exist across tribes
• Has a “guild coordinator”
Guild
9

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What-is-the-Spotify-model.pptx

  • 1.
  • 3. To be clear, we never coined the expression “Spotify Model”; we have just been talking to people about what we’re currently doing. Joakim Sundén Team and Leadership Coach at Spotify
  • 5. • A “mini startup” responsible a long term mission (Ex. Build and improve android client) • Has all the skills to develop and push to prod • Self organizing and could chose scrum, kanban, etc • Has access to an agile coach Squad
  • 6. • A collection of squads that work in a related area (ex. Music player) • 100 ppl or less • Has a tribe leader who creates healthy environment Tribe
  • 7. • A small group of people with similar skills working in the same tribe • Chapter lead is usually the HR manager Chapter
  • 8. • Organic wide reaching community of interest (ex: Tester guild, agile coach guild) • Can exist across tribes • Has a “guild coordinator” Guild
  • 9. 9

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  2. https://www.infoq.com/news/2017/10/spotify-agile-nirvana
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