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| Criterion |  Knowledge Modeling PARA Method |  Agile Working Agreements |  Agile Planning Poker |  Team Design Team Topologies Interaction Modes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 collaboration needs more than implicit expectations, it lays out shared ground rules openly. It creates reliability for conduct, availability, and decision paths. | When estimates within the team diverge too much, it puts differing expectations on a common test bench. It separates rough complexity from unspoken assumptions. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h Setup, laufend | 45-90 min | 2-5 min je Item | Half day |
Participantsdifferent | 1 | 3-12 | 3-9 | Team-Leads plus Architecture |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | PARA Structure, Project Notes, Knowledge Archive | Working Agreements, Team Norms, Review Cadence | Relative Estimates, Assumption Notes, Split Candidates | Interaction Heat Map, Agreements per Pair |
Tagsno overlap | KnowledgeProductivityOrganization | TeamCollaborationAgile | EstimationAgileRelative sizingTeam | TeamAlignmentCollaborationOrganization |