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Criterion
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Agile
T-Shirt Sizing
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Team Design
Team Topologies Interaction Modes
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Team Design
Spotify Model Mapping
Purposedifferent
When effort only needs to be classified roughly, it makes comparability more important than false precision. It helps sort work quickly into manageable sizes.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.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.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
15-45 minHalf day90-180 min
Participantsdifferent
2-12Team-Leads plus Architecture5-15
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Size Buckets, Rough Backlog Map, Split CandidatesInteraction Heat Map, Agreements per PairSpotify Model Map, Action List
Tagsno overlap
EstimationAgileRoadmap
TeamAlignmentCollaborationOrganization
TeamOrganizationAlignmentDiagnosis
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Facilitation
Team Charter
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Working Agreements
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Facilitation
Expectation Mapping