Associations allow customers to record linkages between 2 (or more) teams, which are independent from the organisation’s hierarchical model.

Associations are cooperative relationships between two teams defined by an association type and direction.

Examples:

• Squad A ➡️ has a delivery risk on ➡️ Domain Z

• Domain Z ⬅️ is funded by ⬅️ Group ABC

• Squad B ➡️ is consuming a service from ➡️ Domain Z

• Squad A in Group 123 ↔️ is related to ↔️ Squad B in Group 456

Where are team associations visible in TeamForm?

• Find the team in question, then click on the Associations tab / button

• If you have access you can add further associations (see How to enable tags as associations?)

When to use associations?

• To capture and visualise which supply team(s) provide services into a specific demand team.

• As a leader or member of multiple teams who wants to easily navigate across them.

• To keep traceability of teams within TeamForm and the link(s) to their other platform tools. (eg: Rally Integration with TeamForm).

• When using Team Topology and Interaction Modes tagTypes without using the TeamForm Miro plug-in. (More details on this: How to use the Miro Team Topologies plug-in)

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