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Selected:SAAM (Software Architecture Analysis Method)McKinsey 7SSpotify Model MappingTeam Topologies Interaction Modes
| Criterion |  Architecture SAAM (Software Architecture Analysis Method) |  Business Strategy McKinsey 7S |  Team Design Spotify Model Mapping |  Team Design Team Topologies Interaction Modes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | SAAM helps teams judge an architecture’s suitability for selected tasks and changes. It is particularly useful for examining modifiability and comparing architecture alternatives with clear reasoning. | McKinsey 7S checks whether Strategy, Structure, Systems, Shared Values, Skills, Style, and Staff fit together. Organizational misalignments become visible across multiple levers as a result. | 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. | 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 | High | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | Preparation, scenario analysis, and findings review; effort depends on scope | 2-4 h | 90-180 min | Half day |
Participantsdifferent | Architecture experts and stakeholders for scenarios and weighting | 3-12 | 5-15 | Team-Leads plus Architecture |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Domain functions mapped to components and connections, Quality attributes and evaluation criteria, Typical tasks and their effects on the architecture, Reasoned evaluation or comparison of alternatives | 7S Assessment, Alignment Gaps, Change Actions | Spotify Model Map, Action List | Interaction Heat Map, Agreements per Pair |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureChangeAnalysisComparisonQuality | OrganizationStrategyAlignmentChange | TeamOrganizationAlignmentDiagnosis | TeamAlignmentCollaborationOrganization |