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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 of a branching impact map with a Why goal at the root, actor circles, How behavior changes and What options.
Product Strategy
Impact Mapping
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 a goal needs to be connected to several possible paths, it shows chains of impact instead of feature lists. It connects business goal, behavior change, and measures.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
LowMediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
Half day initial, dann laufend1-2 h45-90 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
Ein Team plus Stakeholder4-123-83-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Team API DocumentAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision QuestionsImpact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery OptionsExpectation Map, Alignment Notes, Agreements
Tagsno overlap
TeamAlignmentCommunicationService
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning
AlignmentStakeholdersTeam
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