Name	OrgRefactoring	Example in SAFe/Team Topologies context
Extract Team	Extract a team or ART from a bloated department	Split a large department into a focused Feature team aligned to a clear value stream (like a digital app team extracted from a general IT team).
Move Team	Move one team to A better fitting value stream	Move one team to the value stream it has most dependencies on to optimize flow
Dissolve Team	Dissolve a team and distribute its responsibilities	Take a specialized but no longer needed component team (e.g., platform specialists) and embed responsibilities into feature teams.
Extract Platform Team	Create a new supporting platform team	Form a Platform team that provides a product or service to be used by several value streams.
Create Inline Team	Absorb platform work into the product teams	When a platform team’s work is so closely tied to the product, merge the two to reduce handoffs (e.g., DevOps fully embedded).
Rename Team	Clarify team or ART naming to align with domain	Change “IT Delivery Team 4” to “Customer Insights Platform Team” to better reflect purpose and domain ownership.
Inline Architecture	Organize architecture boards close to the teams	Replace architecture boards with architectural guidance closer to the teams and value streams
Move Governance to the Team	Decentralize decision-making with team autonomy	Instead of requiring project approval boards, empower ARTs and teams to make local priority decisions based on guardrails (like lean budgeting in SAFe).
Decompose Governance	Split overly complex governance layers	Break a massive Change Advisory Board into domain-specific decentralized governance aligned to ARTs.
Introduce Shared Service Team	Introduce a shared service team	Centralize security validation services into a specialized team that can be accessed by all ARTs via simple engagement models.