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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 for Knowledge Mapping.
Knowledge Modeling
Knowledge Mapping
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.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 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
MediumLowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h Setup, laufend20-40 min initial, dann laufend1-3 h90-180 min
Participantsdifferent
13-153-125-15
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
PARA Structure, Project Notes, Knowledge ArchiveROAM Board, Owner ListKnowledge Map, Critical Knowledge Areas, Transfer PlanSpotify Model Map, Action List
Tagsno overlap
KnowledgeProductivityOrganization
RiskAgileTrackingAlignment
KnowledgeMappingRisk
TeamOrganizationAlignmentDiagnosis
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