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Criterion
Paper illustration for Design Studio
UX Design
Design Studio
Paper illustration for Affinity Estimation.
Agile
Affinity Estimation
Paper illustration for Team Charter.
Facilitation
Team Charter
Paper illustration of Team Topologies Interaction Modes with its method-specific working model.
Team Design
Team Topologies Interaction Modes
Purposedifferent
When several designs need to be quickly put in relation to each other, it makes ideas visible and comparable. It encourages early variants instead of long upfront debates.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 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.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.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h30-90 min2-4 hHalf day
Participantsdifferent
3-83-123-12Team-Leads plus Architecture
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Sketches, Concept Directions, Design DecisionsAffinity Size Map, Grouped Estimates, Unclear ItemsTeam Charter, Working Norms, Role NotesInteraction Heat Map, Agreements per Pair
Tagsno overlap
SketchingCollaborationIdeation
EstimationBacklogRelative sizing
TeamAlignmentCollaboration
TeamAlignmentCollaborationOrganization
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