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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Strategy Map |  Team Design Spotify Model Mapping |  Product Strategy SMART Goals |  Facilitation Expectation Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | A Strategy Map translates strategy into a few connected objectives across perspectives such as finance, customers, processes, and learning. This makes visible which capabilities and activities are meant to drive which results. | 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 goals are formulated too generally, it brings measurability, direction, and timing into shape. It prevents intentions from staying without clear verification. | 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 | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h workshop plus review | 90-180 min | 15-30 min | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 5-15 | 1-8 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Strategy Map, Objective Set, Cause-Effect Hypotheses | Spotify Model Map, Action List | SMART Goal, Measurement Note, Deadline | Expectation Map, Alignment Notes, Agreements |
Tags1 shared | AlignmentExecutionGoalsCausality | TeamOrganizationAlignmentDiagnosis | GoalsPlanningMeasurementAlignment | AlignmentStakeholdersTeam |