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MODELING SHAPES
Team Types &
Team Interactions
Use these shapes to model different organisation designs for
fast flow using the four Fundamental Team Types and three
Team Interaction Modes defined in Team Topologies.

Instructions: separate the shapes along the perforations or use scissors.

Flow of Change

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Stream-Aligned team
Stream-Aligned

Stream-Aligned

Stream-Aligned

Stream-Aligned

Stream-Aligned

Stream-Aligned
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Stream-Aligned team
Stream-Aligned

Stream-Aligned

Stream-Aligned

Stream-Aligned

Stream-Aligned

Stream-Aligned
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Stream-Aligned team
Stream-Aligned

Stream-Aligned

Stream-Aligned

Stream-Aligned

Stream-Aligned

Stream-Aligned
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Enabling team

Enabling

Enabling Enabling

Enabling
Enabling

Enabling
Enabling

Enabling
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Complicated Subsystem team

Complicated

Complicated
Subsystem

Subsystem
Complicated
Subsystem
Complicated

Complicated
Subsystem

Subsystem

Complicated
Subsystem
Complicated

Complicated
Subsystem

Subsystem

Complicated
Subsystem
Complicated

Complicated
Subsystem

Subsystem

Complicated
Subsystem
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Platform team
Platform

Platform

Platform
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Platform team
Platform

Platform

Platform
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Collaboration interaction
( Collaboration )

( Collaboration )
( Collaboration )

( Collaboration )
( Collaboration )

( Collaboration )

( Collaboration )

( Collaboration )
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X-as-a-Service interaction

] X-as-a-Service [

] X-as-a-Service [
] XaaS [

] XaaS [
] XaaS [

] XaaS [
] X-as-a-Service [
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X-as-a-Service interaction

] X-as-a-Service [

] X-as-a-Service [
] XaaS [

] XaaS [
] XaaS [

] XaaS [
] X-as-a-Service [
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Facilitation interaction
:: Facilitating ::

:: Facilitating ::
:: Facilitating ::
:: Facilitating ::