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Paper illustration of Spotify Model Mapping with its method-specific working model.
Team Design
Spotify Model Mapping
Paper illustration for Expectation Mapping.
Facilitation
Expectation Mapping
Paper illustration of Decision Rights Mapping with its method-specific working model.
Decision Making
Decision Rights Mapping
Paper illustration for Accountability Ladder
Operations
Accountability Ladder
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.In organizations with many stakeholders, it often blurs who actually decides and who is merely consulted. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Decision Rights matrix and an agreement.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMediumLow
Timedifferent
90-180 min45-90 min90-180 min20-45 min
Participantsdifferent
5-153-124-121-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Spotify Model Map, Action ListExpectation Map, Alignment Notes, AgreementsDecision Rights Matrix, AgreementOwnership Reflection, Action Commitment, Coaching Notes
Tagsno overlap
TeamOrganizationAlignmentDiagnosis
AlignmentStakeholdersTeam
DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility
ResponsibilityLeadershipTeam
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