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| Criterion |  Engineering Golden Path |  Team Design Spotify Model Mapping |  Team Design Team Topologies Interaction Modes |  Decision Making DACI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 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 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. | In cross-functional decisions, responsibilities quickly blur between approval, influence, and execution. DACI arranges these roles so decision pressure, contribution, and information stay cleanly separated. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 Tage Setup, laufend | 90-180 min | Half day | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 5-15 | Team-Leads plus Architecture | 2-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Golden Path Guide, Templates, Quality Checks | Spotify Model Map, Action List | Interaction Heat Map, Agreements per Pair | DACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log |
Tagsno overlap | EngineeringProductivityGovernance | TeamOrganizationAlignmentDiagnosis | TeamAlignmentCollaborationOrganization | DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment |