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Selected:Spotify Model MappingSAAM (Software Architecture Analysis Method)Stakeholder MappingExpectation Mapping
| Criterion |  Team Design Spotify Model Mapping |  Architecture SAAM (Software Architecture Analysis Method) |  Facilitation Stakeholder 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. | SAAM helps teams judge an architecture’s suitability for selected tasks and changes. It is particularly useful for examining modifiability and comparing architecture alternatives with clear reasoning. | When an initiative depends on many people, interests, and power dynamics, Stakeholder Mapping systematically orders the environment. It shows who influences, who is affected, and where relationship management or safeguarding matters first. | 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 | High | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 90-180 min | Preparation, scenario analysis, and findings review; effort depends on scope | 60–90 min | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 5-15 | Architecture experts and stakeholders for scenarios and weighting | 2-8 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Spotify Model Map, Action List | Domain functions mapped to components and connections, Quality attributes and evaluation criteria, Typical tasks and their effects on the architecture, Reasoned evaluation or comparison of alternatives | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes | Expectation Map, Alignment Notes, Agreements |
Tagsno overlap | TeamOrganizationAlignmentDiagnosis | ArchitectureChangeAnalysisComparisonQuality | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange | AlignmentStakeholdersTeam |