As a former employee who was pressured to take a scrum master role after being told there was no role that was a systems analyst in the Spotify model - this fries me. The IT org first embraced the Spotify model by making Systems analysts full stack engineers or scrum masters, project managers scrum masters or agile coaches, or displaced mid level IT managers as wherever there was an empty seat. You had some people not qualified for these new titles - example QA people who could not code expected to be 'full stack engineers' . It was ridiculous. Despite this - the agile model did improve throughput for some orgs because there was more thoughtful planning for capacity and the IT team had more say in the order of work because dependencies and priorities were better identified and managed. I hope they take what is good about agile and retain it. I have to say I'm glad I'm not there to participate in this infuriating full circle BS
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Why the restructuring happening mid nov. looks like managers will communicate during year end one on ones.
It’s not just title changes . Maybe phase1 just title changes and after that lot of consolidation and redundant roles .
I hope there is restructuring. I hate the Spotify model.
@gq so same people with new titles. not really a change
SL becomes product owner
Chapter leader becomes team leader
Scrum master becomes project manager but the under qualified low level (lvl 4-5) will likely be reevaluated.
What will happen to current agile roles like SL , GSL ,SM etc. ? I heard there will be title changes, anything else
Spotify model will be gone by Dec 31. Chapter : Squad model and that language will soon be a thing of the past. Run, don’t walk, from any traditional “agile” role.
team model ( single threaded leader vs SL & CL) happening across wealth tech.
What changes? seriously what has actually changed recently that is not just rumors? do our BUs operate in such silos that other BUs don't even know because I don't even know?