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| Criterion | ![]() Knowledge Modeling PARA Method | ![]() Agile ROAM Board | ![]() Agile Working Agreements | ![]() Facilitation Expectation 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. | When collaboration needs more than implicit expectations, it lays out shared ground rules openly. It creates reliability for conduct, availability, and decision paths. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h Setup, laufend | 20-40 min initial, dann laufend | 45-90 min | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1 | 3-15 | 3-12 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | PARA Structure, Project Notes, Knowledge Archive | ROAM Board, Owner List | Working Agreements, Team Norms, Review Cadence | Expectation Map, Alignment Notes, Agreements |
Tagsno overlap | KnowledgeProductivityOrganization | RiskAgileTrackingAlignment | TeamCollaborationAgile | AlignmentStakeholdersTeam |



