Team Topologies Foundation
Learn how organisations deliberately design teams for better flow, fewer dependencies and clear ownership. Explore how team structures, interactions and cognitive load directly affect speed, quality and collaboration in modern organisations. Available as a practical two-day instructor-led training.
Content
Many organisations find that teams work hard but delivery still feels slow. Dependencies pile up, ownership is unclear and teams are constantly waiting on each other. Restructuring, adding processes or hiring more people rarely solves the problem — because the real challenge lies in how teams and systems are organised.
In this training, you will learn how organisations can deliberately design teams around fast flow of value. You will gain insight into core Team Topologies principles — including the four team types, interaction modes, Conway’s Law and cognitive load — and explore how organisations reduce friction through clear responsibilities, better team interactions and intentionally designed team structures.
Who is this training for?
This training is designed for professionals who have influence over team structure, collaboration and delivery within organisations.
You will get the most from this training if you:
- Are an Engineering Manager, CTO or architect
- Are a Product Manager or Product Lead
- Are an Agile Coach, Scrum Master or transformation lead
- Are responsible for team effectiveness and flow
- Work in complex organisations with many dependencies
- Want to organise teams more effectively around value creation
- Want to reduce friction and speed up delivery
Or simply put:
You want to design organisations so that teams can deliver value faster, with greater clarity and fewer dependencies.
What will you learn during this training?
During the training, you will explore how organisations can deliberately design teams around fast flow of value. You will gain insight into how organisational structures, team boundaries and dependencies directly affect software architecture, collaboration and delivery performance.
You will explore the core principles of Team Topologies — including the four fundamental team types, the three interaction modes and the concept of cognitive load. You will learn how organisations reduce friction through clear responsibilities, better team interactions and deliberately designed team structures.
Topics covered include Conway’s Law, stream-aligned teams, platform teams, enabling teams, bounded ownership, organisational sensing and Team APIs. You will also apply practical techniques for making dependencies visible and organising teams more effectively around flow and value creation.
The training is highly practical and interactive. You work with examples and challenges from your own organisation, applying the concepts directly in exercises and group sessions. This gives you not only a deeper understanding of Team Topologies, but also concrete approaches for implementing improvements in your own context.
After this training
After the training, you will understand how team structures, dependencies and cognitive load affect flow, collaboration and delivery performance in organisations. You will know how to organise teams more deliberately around value creation and how to reduce organisational friction.
You will be able to apply the four fundamental team types and the three interaction modes, and understand how Conway’s Law influences organisations and software architecture. You will also be better placed to recognise where teams are becoming overloaded and how to evolve team structures intentionally — rather than constantly reorganising.
On completion, you will receive an official certificate of participation from Team Topologies.
You can also become part of the Connected Movement community, where professionals connect around Agile, Product Management, AI, organisational design and digital transformation. After the training, you can continue learning from practitioners, events and other professionals in the field.
About the certificate
On completion, you will receive an official certificate of participation from Team Topologies.
The training is strongly practice-oriented and focused on applying Team Topologies principles in real organisations. During the workshop, you actively work on challenges around team structure, dependencies, collaboration and flow within your own context.
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Frequently asked questions
No. The training is suitable for both beginners and professionals who are already familiar with Team Topologies. Some prior knowledge is helpful but not required.
No. Although Team Topologies is widely applied in software development, the principles are relevant to any organisation where teams collaborate around value creation and delivery.
No. The training is highly practical and interactive. You work through exercises, group sessions and examples from your own organisation.
Yes. Team Topologies does not replace these approaches — it helps organisations structure teams more effectively and reduce dependencies.
The training runs over two days and is delivered as instructor-led.
The training is delivered in English.
Yes. On completion, you will receive an official certificate of participation from Team Topologies.
Yes. In fact, this training works particularly well when multiple people from the same organisation attend together — for example, from engineering, product and architecture.
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Participants particularly value the combination of practical experience, in-depth expertise and immediate applicability. Connected Movement training programmes are delivered by experienced practitioners who work daily within complex organisational environments.
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