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| Criterion |  Business Strategy McKinsey 7S |  Operations Accountability Ladder |  Team Design Team Topologies Interaction Modes |  Team Design Spotify Model Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | McKinsey 7S checks whether Strategy, Structure, Systems, Shared Values, Skills, Style, and Staff fit together. Organizational misalignments become visible across multiple levers as a result. | With defensive reactions to problems, the method shifts the view from justification to ownership. It makes visible which reaction stage a person or team is currently stuck on. | 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 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 | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h | 20-45 min | Half day | 90-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 1-8 | Team-Leads plus Architecture | 5-15 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | 7S Assessment, Alignment Gaps, Change Actions | Ownership Reflection, Action Commitment, Coaching Notes | Interaction Heat Map, Agreements per Pair | Spotify Model Map, Action List |
Tagsno overlap | OrganizationStrategyAlignmentChange | ResponsibilityLeadershipTeam | TeamAlignmentCollaborationOrganization | TeamOrganizationAlignmentDiagnosis |