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Criterion
Paper illustration for Expectation Mapping.
Facilitation
Expectation Mapping
Views and Beyond method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Views and Beyond
Paper board with the four ROAM fields Resolved, Owned, Accepted, and Mitigated.
Agile
ROAM Board
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment 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.Views and Beyond organizes architecture into several views so no single diagram has to do everything at once. This makes it possible to choose the representation that fits the stakeholder's question.When work needs to move between different states or columns, it makes that movement and its handoffs legible. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as a ROAM Board and an Owner List.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
LowMediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
45-90 min1-3 Tage20-40 min initial, dann laufend1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
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Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Expectation Map, Alignment Notes, AgreementsArchitecture Views, Cross-view Notes, RationaleROAM Board, Owner ListAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions
Tagsno overlap
AlignmentStakeholdersTeam
DocumentationStakeholdersArchitecture
RiskAgileTrackingAlignment
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
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