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How to manage cross-team dependencies in development?

Manage cross-team dependencies by creating dependency tasks that link teams, using labels to identify external dependencies (dep:team-api, dep:team-platform), establishing regular sync meetings, documenting dependencies in NoteVault, and escalating blockers quickly. Assign an owner per dependency to drive resolution.

Cross-team dependency labels

Label	Purpose
dep:external	External team dependency
dep:team-api	API team dependency
dep:team-platform	Platform team dependency
dep:team-mobile	Mobile team dependency
blocked:external	Blocked by external team
needs:api	Needs API from another team
needs:design	Needs design from design team

Dependency task template

## Dependency: [Feature] needs [Team] API

### Teams Involved
- Requesting: Frontend Team
- Providing: API Team

### Dependency
- What: User preferences API endpoints
- Why: Frontend feature requires new data
- When needed: Sprint 6

### API Contract

json GET /api/v1/users/{id}/preferences Response: { theme: string, notifications: boolean }


### Status
- [x] Contract agreed
- [x] API team scheduled work
- [ ] API implemented
- [ ] API in staging
- [ ] Frontend integrated

### Communication
- Slack: #team-sync
- Owner: @api-lead
- Escalation: @engineering-manager

### Risks
- API team has competing priorities
- Contract may need changes

Cross-team dependency workflow:

Identify dependency - During planning or design

Document early - Create dependency task

Agree on contract - Interface definition

Schedule work - Both teams plan

Track progress - Regular check-ins

Integrate - When dependency delivered

Verify - End-to-end testing

Close - Both teams confirm done

NoteVault dependency tracking

# Cross-Team Dependencies

## Active Dependencies

### Frontend → API Team
| Feature | Contract | Status | Due |
|---------|----------|--------|-----|
| User prefs | Agreed | In Dev | Sprint 6 |
| Export API | Draft | Planning | Sprint 7 |

### Mobile → Platform Team
| Feature | Contract | Status | Due |
|---------|----------|--------|-----|
| Push notifications | Agreed | Done | Sprint 5 |
| Offline sync | Draft | Discussion | Sprint 8 |

## Dependency Contacts

| Team | Primary | Escalation |
|------|---------|------------|
| API | @api-lead | @eng-manager |
| Platform | @platform-lead | @eng-manager |
| Mobile | @mobile-lead | @eng-manager |
| Design | @design-lead | @product-head |

## Sync Meetings
- Cross-team standup: Tuesday 10am
- Dependency review: Thursday 2pm

Reducing cross-team dependencies

Strategy	How
Interface contracts	Define APIs early
Decoupled architecture	Reduce tight coupling
Self-service platforms	Reduce requests
Full-stack teams	Reduce handoffs
API versioning	Allow independent progress
Feature flags	Deploy independently

Escalation process

Blocker Age	Action
1 day	Direct conversation with dependency owner
3 days	Escalate to team leads
1 week	Escalate to managers
2 weeks	Escalate to directors