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| Criterion |  Team Design Spotify Model Mapping |  Team Design Team Topologies Interaction Modes |  Operations Accountability Ladder |  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. | 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. | With defensive reactions to problems, the method shifts the view from justification to ownership. It makes visible which reaction stage a person or team is currently stuck on. | 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 | Half day | 20-45 min | 2-4 h |
Participantsdifferent | 5-15 | Team-Leads plus Architecture | 1-8 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Spotify Model Map, Action List | Interaction Heat Map, Agreements per Pair | Ownership Reflection, Action Commitment, Coaching Notes | 7S Assessment, Alignment Gaps, Change Actions |
Tagsno overlap | TeamOrganizationAlignmentDiagnosis | TeamAlignmentCollaborationOrganization | ResponsibilityLeadershipTeam | OrganizationStrategyAlignmentChange |