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Criterion
Four paper collections for projects, responsibilities, resources and archives.
Knowledge Modeling
PARA Method
Paper board with the four ROAM fields Resolved, Owned, Accepted, and Mitigated.
Agile
ROAM Board
Paper illustration of Business Model Stress Test with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
Business Model Stress Test
Paper illustration of Spotify Model Mapping with its method-specific working model.
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 work needs to move between different states or columns, it makes that movement and its handoffs legible. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as a ROAM Board and an Owner List.A Business Model Stress Test checks how well a business model holds up under pressure and headwinds. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and courses of action. The result is captured as a stress-test report and action plan per scenario.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
MediumLowHighMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h Setup, laufend20-40 min initial, dann laufendHalf day90-180 min
Participantsdifferent
13-153-85-15
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
PARA Structure, Project Notes, Knowledge ArchiveROAM Board, Owner ListStress Test Report, Action Plan per ScenarioSpotify Model Map, Action List
Tagsno overlap
KnowledgeProductivityOrganization
RiskAgileTrackingAlignment
StrategyBusiness modelRiskDiagnosis
TeamOrganizationAlignmentDiagnosis
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