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Criterion
Paper objective sheet with five SMART fields, baseline, target, owner, deadline and a complete result statement.
Product Strategy
SMART Goals
Paper illustration of Team Topologies Interaction Modes with its method-specific working model.
Team Design
Team Topologies Interaction Modes
Paper illustration for Expectation Mapping.
Facilitation
Expectation Mapping
Paper illustration for Team Charter.
Facilitation
Team Charter
Purposedifferent
When goals are formulated too generally, it brings measurability, direction, and timing into shape. It prevents intentions from staying without clear verification.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 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.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
LowMediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
15-30 minHalf day45-90 min2-4 h
Participantsdifferent
1-8Team-Leads plus Architecture3-123-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
SMART Goal, Measurement Note, DeadlineInteraction Heat Map, Agreements per PairExpectation Map, Alignment Notes, AgreementsTeam Charter, Working Norms, Role Notes
Tags1 shared
GoalsPlanningMeasurementAlignment
TeamAlignmentCollaborationOrganization
AlignmentStakeholdersTeam
TeamAlignmentCollaboration
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