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| Criterion | ![]() Operations Accountability Ladder | ![]() Team Design Team Topologies Interaction Modes | ![]() Facilitation Team Charter | ![]() Team Design Spotify Model Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | With defensive reactions to problems, the method shifts the view from justification to ownership. It makes visible which reaction stage a person or team is currently stuck on. | When several teams collaborate repeatedly, it describes the right interaction mode for each interface between them. It clarifies responsibility, interaction, and load between teams. The result is captured as an interaction heat map and pairwise agreements. | When a team is starting fresh or working past each other, Team Charter clarifies the shared working basis. It visibly sets out how collaboration, decision paths, and mutual conduct should work day to day. | When a team landscape has grown without clear grouping, it maps roles and relationships onto the Spotify model. It clarifies responsibility, interaction, and load between teams. The result is captured as a Spotify model map and action list. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 20-45 min | Half day | 2-4 h | 90-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-8 | Team-Leads plus Architecture | 3-12 | 5-15 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Ownership Reflection, Action Commitment, Coaching Notes | Interaction Heat Map, Agreements per Pair | Team Charter, Working Norms, Role Notes | Spotify Model Map, Action List |
Tags1 shared | ResponsibilityLeadershipTeam | TeamAlignmentCollaborationOrganization | TeamAlignmentCollaboration | TeamOrganizationAlignmentDiagnosis |



