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| Criterion |  Engineering Golden Path |  Agile Mad Sad Glad |  Team Design Spotify Model Mapping |  Agile Start Stop Continue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When teams need a reliable default path for frequent use, sprawl quickly emerges without any guiding logic. Golden Path bundles the preferred path so good practice becomes easy and deviation becomes deliberate. | When a team's or workshop's mood needs to become readable, it structures emotional signals with little setup. It makes strain, relief, and sources of energy tangible. | 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. | When a team wants to deliberately adjust its working behavior, it makes habits visible and assessable. It focuses on concrete changes instead of diffuse mood. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 Tage Setup, laufend | 30-60 min | 90-180 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-10 | 5-15 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Golden Path Guide, Templates, Quality Checks | Emotion Board, Themes, Action Items | Spotify Model Map, Action List | Start Stop Continue Board, Improvement Actions |
Tagsno overlap | EngineeringProductivityGovernance | RetrospectiveTeamReflection | TeamOrganizationAlignmentDiagnosis | RetrospectiveImprovementTeamReflection |