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| Criterion |  Knowledge Modeling Knowledge Mapping |  Team Design Team Topologies Interaction Modes |  Agile Working Agreements |  Team Design Spotify Model Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Knowledge Mapping makes knowledge, gaps, and transfer paths visible across a field. It fits when expertise should not just exist but also be findable and transferable. | 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 collaboration needs more than implicit expectations, it lays out shared ground rules openly. It creates reliability for conduct, availability, and decision paths. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | Half day | 45-90 min | 90-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | Team-Leads plus Architecture | 3-12 | 5-15 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Knowledge Map, Critical Knowledge Areas, Transfer Plan | Interaction Heat Map, Agreements per Pair | Working Agreements, Team Norms, Review Cadence | Spotify Model Map, Action List |
Tagsno overlap | KnowledgeMappingRisk | TeamAlignmentCollaborationOrganization | TeamCollaborationAgile | TeamOrganizationAlignmentDiagnosis |