team-topologies

# Team Topologies Skill

## When to Use This Skill

Use this skill when:

- **Team Topologies tasks** - Working on four fundamental team types and interaction modes from team topologies
- **Planning or design** - Need guidance on Team Topologies approaches
- **Best practices** - Want to follow established patterns and standards

## Overview

Design team structures using the four fundamental team types from Team Topologies.

## MANDATORY: Documentation-First Approach

Before applying Team Topologies:

1. **Invoke `docs-management` skill** for team design patterns
2. **Verify Team Topologies concepts** via MCP servers (perplexity)
3. **Base guidance on Skelton & Pais methodology**

## Four Fundamental Team Types

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Team Topologies Model:

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                      STREAM-ALIGNED TEAMS                       │
│  ┌─────────────┐  ┌─────────────┐  ┌─────────────┐              │
│  │  Feature    │  │  Feature    │  │  Feature    │              │
│  │  Team A     │  │  Team B     │  │  Team C     │              │
│  └──────┬──────┘  └──────┬──────┘  └──────┬──────┘              │
│         │                │                │                      │
│         └────────────────┼────────────────┘                      │
│                          │                                       │
│         ┌────────────────┴────────────────┐                      │
│         ▼                                 ▼                      │
│  ┌─────────────────┐              ┌─────────────────┐            │
│  │    PLATFORM     │              │    ENABLING     │            │
│  │     TEAM        │              │     TEAM        │            │
│  └─────────────────┘              └─────────────────┘            │
│                                                                  │
│                   ┌─────────────────┐                            │
│                   │  COMPLICATED    │                            │
│