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| Criterion |  DevOps ChatOps |  Team Design Team API |  Architecture Architecture Inception Canvas |  Team Design Team Topologies Interaction Modes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | For operational work in a distributed team, the method links communication with direct system control. It records decisions right where the signal, the context, and the execution come together. | 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. | 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 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | Ongoing | Half day initial, dann laufend | 1-2 h | Half day |
Participantsdifferent | 2-20 | Ein Team plus Stakeholder | 3-8 | Team-Leads plus Architecture |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Chat Transcript, Action Log, Automations | Team API Document | Inception Canvas, Risks, Goal List, Open Questions | Interaction Heat Map, Agreements per Pair |
Tagsno overlap | CollaborationEngineeringIncident | TeamAlignmentCommunicationService | AlignmentArchitectureCanvas | TeamAlignmentCollaborationOrganization |