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| Criterion |  Decision Making Constraint Analysis |  Team Design Team API |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |  Delivery Communication Plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When an initiative stalls, the limit often lies not in the idea but in hard or soft boundary conditions. Constraint Analysis separates these limits and shows which of them can actually be shaped. | 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. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | Half day initial, dann laufend | 1-2 h | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | Ein Team plus Stakeholder | 4-12 | 2-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Constraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision Boundaries | Team API Document | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | Communication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message Cadence |
Tagsno overlap | ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions | TeamAlignmentCommunicationService | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning |