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| Criterion |  Team Design Spotify Model Mapping |  Operations Gemba Walk |  Team Design Team Topologies Interaction Modes |  Operations Kaizen Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 there is uncertainty about the real course of a process, the method brings observation to the place where work happens. It combines perception, follow-up questions, and process knowledge so decisions rest on actual workflows instead of assumptions. | 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. | For a tightly scoped process segment with noticeable waste, the method bundles shared energy for change. It suits situations that call for fast learning loops and visible adjustments. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 90-180 min | 30-120 min | Half day | 0.5-5 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 5-15 | 2-6 | Team-Leads plus Architecture | 4-10 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Spotify Model Map, Action List | Observation Notes, Improvement Ideas | Interaction Heat Map, Agreements per Pair | Kaizen Charter, Waste List, Improvement Experiments, Standard Work Update |
Tagsno overlap | TeamOrganizationAlignmentDiagnosis | LeanObservationProcessOperations | TeamAlignmentCollaborationOrganization | LeanContinuous improvementOperations |