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| Criterion |  Knowledge Modeling PARA Method |  Facilitation Expectation Mapping |  Agile Starfish Retrospective |  Team Design Spotify Model Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | When roles, interfaces, or projects fail because of differing expectations, Expectation Mapping surfaces these differences. It shows what each side takes for granted and where the pictures diverge. | When improvement options need to be sorted more finely than just start and stop, it brings observations into clear kinds of action. This makes visible what should be done more, less, newly, or continued. | 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 | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h Setup, laufend | 45-90 min | 45-90 min | 90-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1 | 3-12 | 4-12 | 5-15 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | PARA Structure, Project Notes, Knowledge Archive | Expectation Map, Alignment Notes, Agreements | Starfish Board, Practice Changes, Experiments | Spotify Model Map, Action List |
Tagsno overlap | KnowledgeProductivityOrganization | AlignmentStakeholdersTeam | RetrospectiveImprovementExperimentsTeam | TeamOrganizationAlignmentDiagnosis |