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| Criterion |  Architecture Architecture Inception Canvas |  Team Design Team API |  Team Design Team Topologies Interaction Modes |  Facilitation Team Charter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The Architecture Inception Canvas bundles the first architecture questions into a compact decision picture. It fits when an initiative is still in motion but still needs clear guardrails. | 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 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | Half day initial, dann laufend | Half day | 2-4 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | Ein Team plus Stakeholder | Team-Leads plus Architecture | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Inception Canvas, Risks, Goal List, Open Questions | Team API Document | Interaction Heat Map, Agreements per Pair | Team Charter, Working Norms, Role Notes |
Tags1 shared | AlignmentArchitectureCanvas | TeamAlignmentCommunicationService | TeamAlignmentCollaborationOrganization | TeamAlignmentCollaboration |