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| Criterion |  Facilitation Expectation Mapping |  Engineering Fault Isolation |  Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping |  Team Design Spotify Model Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When roles, interfaces, or projects fail because of differing expectations, Expectation Mapping surfaces these differences. It shows what each side takes for granted and where the pictures diverge. | In technical failures, the visible symptom often gets mixed up with the actual cause. Fault Isolation narrows the fault space and progressively reduces which part of the system is truly affected. | When an initiative depends on many people, interests, and power dynamics, Stakeholder Mapping systematically orders the environment. It shows who influences, who is affected, and where relationship management or safeguarding matters first. | When a team landscape has grown without clear grouping, it maps roles and relationships onto the Spotify model. It clarifies responsibility, interaction, and load between teams. The result is captured as a Spotify model map and action list. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 30-180 min | 60–90 min | 90-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 1-6 | 2-8 | 5-15 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Expectation Map, Alignment Notes, Agreements | Fault Isolation Map, Test Log, Excluded Hypotheses, Narrowed Fault Area | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes | Spotify Model Map, Action List |
Tagsno overlap | AlignmentStakeholdersTeam | TroubleshootingDiagnosisEngineering | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange | TeamOrganizationAlignmentDiagnosis |