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| Criterion | ![]() Team Design Spotify Model Mapping | ![]() Knowledge Modeling PARA Method | ![]() Facilitation Expectation Mapping | ![]() Business Strategy McKinsey 7S |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | The PARA Method organizes knowledge into Projects, Areas, Resources, and Archives. It creates order when digital notes, files, and tasks no longer cleanly fit current work. | 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. | McKinsey 7S checks whether Strategy, Structure, Systems, Shared Values, Skills, Style, and Staff fit together. Organizational misalignments become visible across multiple levers as a result. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 90-180 min | 1-3 h Setup, laufend | 45-90 min | 2-4 h |
Participantsdifferent | 5-15 | 1 | 3-12 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Spotify Model Map, Action List | PARA Structure, Project Notes, Knowledge Archive | Expectation Map, Alignment Notes, Agreements | 7S Assessment, Alignment Gaps, Change Actions |
Tagsno overlap | TeamOrganizationAlignmentDiagnosis | KnowledgeProductivityOrganization | AlignmentStakeholdersTeam | OrganizationStrategyAlignmentChange |



