However, next to their task as line managers they are often part-time developers as well, contributing actively to a squad. This is wrong, there are managers in the shape of the line managers that look after people with the same skill set across different squads. There is the common misconception that Spotify doesn't have managers. A guild often includes all the chapters working in that area and their members, for example the testing guild includes all the testers in all testing chapters, but anybody who is interested can join any guild.” No managers?! But also hobby related guilds like the craft-brewery guild and photography guild.Ĭhapters are always local to a tribe, while a guild usually cuts across the whole organization. There are the work related guilds like the Java guild, C++ guild or Android guild. “A 'guild' is more organic and wide-reaching community of interest, a group of people that want to share knowledge, tools, code, and practices. The quote we liked the most: 'This is only a snapshot of our current way of working - a journey in progress, not a journey completed.' Squads In the first part of this blog post on Spotify we explain the unique structure by combining quotes from their document with quotes from the people we met at Spotify. If you want to dive deeper in Spotify's way of working, this document is a great place to start. In Stockholm we talked among others with Andres Ivarsson, writer of the landmark document called Scaling Agile Spotify. As you have probably never heard of this before (neither had we), let’s break down how it works and what it’s like to work in a structure like this. Instead, Spotify uses squads, tribes, alliances and guilds to run its business. So don’t picture hierarchical top-down management structures filled with bureaucracy. Spotify is known across the globe for its unique organizational structure. But it’s not just this friendly, start-up like environment that sets Spotify apart from other companies. With fancy coffee corners, ping pong tables, couches, music (of course) and welcoming staff (“You must be the guys from Holland? Welcome to Spotify!) it feels like we are in the right place. Upon entering the office, the feeling we get isn’t anything like an everyday office. We get the unique opportunity to visit the Headquarters in Stockholm to see what it’s like to work for the company that is revolutionizing the music industry. Founded in 2008 by Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzon, Spotify rapidly expanded to a company that currently employs 2,600 employees worldwide.

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