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Gap Analysis method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
GAP Analysis
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
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Purposedifferent
GAP Analysis compares the current state with a target picture and makes the distance manageable. It becomes useful when, ahead of new initiatives, it must become clear which capabilities, processes, or resources are missing.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.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.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h2-4 hHalf day1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
2-83-12Team-Leads plus Architecture4-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Gap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk NotesTeam Charter, Working Norms, Role NotesInteraction Heat Map, Agreements per PairAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions
Tagsno overlap
StrategyAnalysisPlanning
TeamAlignmentCollaboration
TeamAlignmentCollaborationOrganization
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
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