After Hours: The Spotify Model

If you’ve been building software for a couple of years, the chances are good you’ve heard of “The Spotify Model” made up of Tribes, Squads, Chapters, and Guilds. If you’ve been building software for a couple of years, the chances are good your organization leader read a blog post about it and decided to try it out for your team. If that did happen to your team, well you know how it turned out… This week, Derek breaks down the model and discusses what really happened at Spotify and why this idea never really worked there and ultimately abandoned the concept. But why won’t this idea die? Is there any way to salvage the concept? Helpful Links:• Why Spotify Squads Are a Popular Failure for Product Teams —– Thanks for listening! We hope you enjoyed today’s episode. If you liked what you heard, be sure to like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts! If you enjoyed today’s episode, please leave a comment and a five-star review. It helps us out a ton. If you haven’t already, sign up for our email list. We won’t spam you. Pinky swear. • Check out our website • Follow us on twitter • Find us on Facebook • Subscribe on Google Podcasts • Subscribe on Apple Podcasts • Subscribe on Spotify • Subscribe on Stitcher Episode Thumbnail by Tim Mossholder on Unsplash