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| Criterion |  Knowledge Modeling PARA Method |  Operations Accountability Ladder |  Business Strategy McKinsey 7S |  Team Design Team Topologies Interaction Modes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The PARA Method organizes knowledge into Projects, Areas, Resources, and Archives. It creates order when digital notes, files, and tasks no longer cleanly fit current work. | 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. | 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. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h Setup, laufend | 20-45 min | 2-4 h | Half day |
Participantsdifferent | 1 | 1-8 | 3-12 | Team-Leads plus Architecture |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | PARA Structure, Project Notes, Knowledge Archive | Ownership Reflection, Action Commitment, Coaching Notes | 7S Assessment, Alignment Gaps, Change Actions | Interaction Heat Map, Agreements per Pair |
Tagsno overlap | KnowledgeProductivityOrganization | ResponsibilityLeadershipTeam | OrganizationStrategyAlignmentChange | TeamAlignmentCollaborationOrganization |