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| Criterion |  Team Design Spotify Model Mapping |  Operations Accountability Ladder |  Architecture ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method) |  Team Design Team Topologies Interaction Modes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | With defensive reactions to problems, the method shifts the view from justification to ownership. It makes visible which reaction stage a person or team is currently stuck on. | ATAM helps teams weigh architecture decisions when quality goals compete. The team considers business goals, stakeholder expectations, and technical decisions together. The evaluation shows which risks need further investigation. | 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 | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 90-180 min | 20-45 min | Several meetings plus preparation and analysis; total effort depends on scope | Half day |
Participantsdifferent | 5-15 | 1-8 | Evaluation team, architects, and relevant stakeholders | Team-Leads plus Architecture |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Spotify Model Map, Action List | Ownership Reflection, Action Commitment, Coaching Notes | Prioritized quality scenarios in a utility tree, Architecture risks with reasoning and assumptions, Sensitivity and trade-off points, Findings report with open investigations | Interaction Heat Map, Agreements per Pair |
Tagsno overlap | TeamOrganizationAlignmentDiagnosis | ResponsibilityLeadershipTeam | ArchitectureQualityRiskTradeoffsStakeholders | TeamAlignmentCollaborationOrganization |