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| Criterion |  Team Design Spotify Model Mapping |  Facilitation Expectation Mapping |  Growth A/B Testing |  Product Discovery Smoke Test |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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 two variants compete, discussions quickly decide by taste rather than effect. A/B Testing checks behavior under controlled conditions and separates real improvement from chance or expectation effects. | When demand only needs to be roughly verified, it tests interest with minimal effort. It measures whether people would take a next step at all. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | High | Low |
Timedifferent | 90-180 min | 45-90 min | 1-4 Wochen | 1-5 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 5-15 | 3-12 | 1-6 | Nutzertraffic |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Spotify Model Map, Action List | Expectation Map, Alignment Notes, Agreements | Experiment results, Decision log, Learning summary | Interest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note |
Tagsno overlap | TeamOrganizationAlignmentDiagnosis | AlignmentStakeholdersTeam | ExperimentsGrowthAnalyticsValidation | ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth |