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| Criterion |  Knowledge Modeling PARA Method |  Architecture Software Architecture Canvas |  Team Design Team Topologies Interaction Modes |  Facilitation Team Charter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | The Software Architecture Canvas reduces a system to the most important architecture decisions, constraints, and interfaces. It is useful when teams need a resilient overall picture quickly. | 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. | When a team is starting fresh or working past each other, Team Charter clarifies the shared working basis. It visibly sets out how collaboration, decision paths, and mutual conduct should work day to day. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h Setup, laufend | 1-2 h | Half day | 2-4 h |
Participantsdifferent | 1 | 3-10 | Team-Leads plus Architecture | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | PARA Structure, Project Notes, Knowledge Archive | Architecture Canvas, Goals, Constraints, Quality Attributes | Interaction Heat Map, Agreements per Pair | Team Charter, Working Norms, Role Notes |
Tagsno overlap | KnowledgeProductivityOrganization | CanvasArchitectureAlignmentWorkshop | TeamAlignmentCollaborationOrganization | TeamAlignmentCollaboration |