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| Criterion |  Operations Getting Things Done |  Delivery Communication Plan |  Team Design Team API |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | With many open commitments and ideas in daily life, a reliable external storage system emerges. The method relieves the mind so priority and context don't have to compete in memory. | 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. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h Setup, laufend | 45-90 min | Half day initial, dann laufend | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 1 | 2-6 | Ein Team plus Stakeholder | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Action Lists, Project List, Review Routine | Communication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message Cadence | Team API Document | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions |
Tagsno overlap | ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution | CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning | TeamAlignmentCommunicationService | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation |