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Platform teams vs enabling teams | Manuel Pais (Team Topologies)

Engineering Enablement by Abi Noda

CHAPTER

The Anti-Patterns of Platform Blocking

I think platforms are needed but we should always keep in mind what is the value of providing to the other teams and to the organization. There's a very real risk of the platform actually blocking those teams because if we put too much inside the platform it can block them from doing their best work. If your platform is responsible for some services and it's becoming a blocker to other teams who need to do different stuff then you need to figure that out maybe some teams who are more product teams should be allowed to go on a off-track a little bit as they have specific needs.

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