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Criterion
Paper illustration for Communication Plan
Delivery
Communication Plan
Paper illustration for Planning Poker.
Agile
Planning Poker
Paper illustration of Team API with its method-specific working model.
Team Design
Team API
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Purposedifferent
When many people need to be informed in parallel and messages would otherwise arrive unevenly or too late, a Communication Plan orders communication reliably. Channels, audiences, and cadences interlock so important information doesn't get lost.When estimates within the team diverge too much, it puts differing expectations on a common test bench. It separates rough complexity from unspoken assumptions.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 people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowLowMedium
Timedifferent
45-90 min2-5 min je ItemHalf day initial, dann laufend1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
2-63-9Ein Team plus Stakeholder4-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Communication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message CadenceRelative Estimates, Assumption Notes, Split CandidatesTeam API DocumentAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions
Tagsno overlap
CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
EstimationAgileRelative sizingTeam
TeamAlignmentCommunicationService
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
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