Jonathan Rasmusson

@jrasmusson

The Spotify Playbook

Things I would like to share with you

Areas where we struggleThings we do rightSome differencesIdeas for working this way

Areas where we struggle

Deadlines

Two types of teams

Too much WIP

Assume everyone knows Agile

Things we do right

Radical transparency

Default to open

Empower

Pushing decisions down.

Self organize

Not just teams, organizationally too.

Continuous improvement

Not optional

What makes Spotify different

We use our product

Acts like a startup

Internal open source - Taking risks - Knowing customer

Counter intuitive bets

Built into the DNA

Deliberate focus on culture

Play nice - Be fair

You are expected to help

Spotify celebrates failures

Simple rules

“Spend the money as if it were your own.”

It’s a

This manifests itself in many different ways...

companytechproduct

design

No projectsNo budgets

No project managers

Will invest in infrastructure & support

Highly technical POs

Hackdays / weeks

Humble leadership

Swedish culture

https://sweden.se/culture-traditions/10-youtube-clips-about-swedishness/

Hire globally

Takes away every excuse!

This is your competition

Ideas for working this way

1. Trust your teams.

2. Serve your teams.

3. Empower your teams

And then get out of the way :)

Thank youQuestions

@jrasmusson