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| Criterion |  Agile Affinity Estimation |  Team Design Team API |  Team Design Spotify Model Mapping |  Facilitation Expectation Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When many tasks need to be classified quickly, it sorts them by perceived effort and similarity. It reduces the effort of fine-grained estimation for large volumes. | When expectations between teams stay fuzzy, it describes how a team can be reached, used, and held accountable. It clarifies responsibility, interaction, and load between teams. The result is captured as a Team API document. | 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. | When roles, interfaces, or projects fail because of differing expectations, Expectation Mapping surfaces these differences. It shows what each side takes for granted and where the pictures diverge. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | Half day initial, dann laufend | 90-180 min | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | Ein Team plus Stakeholder | 5-15 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Affinity Size Map, Grouped Estimates, Unclear Items | Team API Document | Spotify Model Map, Action List | Expectation Map, Alignment Notes, Agreements |
Tagsno overlap | EstimationBacklogRelative sizing | TeamAlignmentCommunicationService | TeamOrganizationAlignmentDiagnosis | AlignmentStakeholdersTeam |