Spotify Guilds: How to Succeed With Knowledge Sharing in Large-Scale Agile Organizations

Šmite, Darja; Moe, Nils Brede; Levinta, Georgiana; Floryan, Marcin
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http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2640192
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2019
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IEEE Software. 2019, 36 (2), 51-57.   10.1109/MS.2018.2886178
Abstract
The new generation of software companies has revolutionized the way companies are designed. While bottom-up governance and team autonomy improve motivation, performance, and innovation, managing agile development at scale is a challenge. We describe how Spotify cultivates guilds to help the company share knowledge, align, and make collective decisions.
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Postprint version of published article. Published version available on http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/MS.2018.2886178
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IEEE
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IEEE Software
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©2019 IEEE