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| Criterion |  Team Design Spotify Model Mapping |  Engineering Fault Isolation |  Decision Making Decision Rights Mapping |  Facilitation Expectation Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 90-180 min | 30-180 min | 90-180 min | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 5-15 | 1-6 | 4-12 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Spotify Model Map, Action List | Fault Isolation Map, Test Log, Excluded Hypotheses, Narrowed Fault Area | Decision Rights Matrix, Agreement | Expectation Map, Alignment Notes, Agreements |
Tagsno overlap | TeamOrganizationAlignmentDiagnosis | TroubleshootingDiagnosisEngineering | DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility | AlignmentStakeholdersTeam |