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Criterion
Paper illustration of Spotify Model Mapping with its method-specific working model.
Team Design
Spotify Model Mapping
Paper illustration for Fault Isolation.
Engineering
Fault Isolation
Paper illustration of Decision Rights Mapping with its method-specific working model.
Decision Making
Decision Rights Mapping
Paper illustration for DACI
Decision Making
DACI
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.In technical failures, the visible symptom often gets mixed up with the actual cause. Fault Isolation narrows the fault space and progressively reduces which part of the system is truly affected.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.In cross-functional decisions, responsibilities quickly blur between approval, influence, and execution. DACI arranges these roles so decision pressure, contribution, and information stay cleanly separated.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
90-180 min30-180 min90-180 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
5-151-64-122-10
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Spotify Model Map, Action ListFault Isolation Map, Test Log, Excluded Hypotheses, Narrowed Fault AreaDecision Rights Matrix, AgreementDACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log
Tagsno overlap
TeamOrganizationAlignmentDiagnosis
TroubleshootingDiagnosisEngineering
DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility
DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment
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