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Criterion
Paper illustration of Team API with its method-specific working model.
Team Design
Team API
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration for Communication Plan
Delivery
Communication Plan
Paper illustration for Expectation Mapping.
Facilitation
Expectation Mapping
Purposedifferent
When expectations between teams stay fuzzy, it describes how a team can be reached, used, and held accountable. It clarifies responsibility, interaction, and load between teams. The result is captured as a Team API document.When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable.When many people need to be informed in parallel and messages would otherwise arrive unevenly or too late, a Communication Plan orders communication reliably. Channels, audiences, and cadences interlock so important information doesn't get lost.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
LowMediumLowLow
Timedifferent
Half day initial, dann laufend1-2 h45-90 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
Ein Team plus Stakeholder4-122-63-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Team API DocumentAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision QuestionsCommunication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message CadenceExpectation Map, Alignment Notes, Agreements
Tagsno overlap
TeamAlignmentCommunicationService
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
AlignmentStakeholdersTeam
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