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| Criterion |  Business Strategy SWOT Analysis |  Team Design Spotify Model Mapping |  Business Strategy Value Chain Analysis |  Team Design Team Topologies Interaction Modes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | SWOT Analysis arranges strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats into a compact picture of the situation. It keeps internal capabilities and external influences separate before strategic options emerge from them. | 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. | Value Chain Analysis shows where value is created, costs accrue, and differentiation becomes possible along the process. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and courses of action. The result is captured as a value-chain map and lever 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min | 90-180 min | Half day | Half day |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 5-15 | 3-8 | Team-Leads plus Architecture |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | SWOT matrix, Strategic options, Action list | Spotify Model Map, Action List | Value Chain Map, Lever List | Interaction Heat Map, Agreements per Pair |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyAnalysisMarketPositioning | TeamOrganizationAlignmentDiagnosis | StrategyBusiness modelDiagnosisAnalysis | TeamAlignmentCollaborationOrganization |