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| Criterion | ![]() Team Design Team API | ![]() Architecture Architecture Communication Canvas | ![]() Facilitation Expectation Mapping | ![]() Architecture Architecture Inception Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | The Architecture Communication Canvas plans architecture communication so the right people receive the right message. The method turns technical complexity into deliberate communication design. | 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. | The Architecture Inception Canvas bundles the first architecture questions into a compact decision picture. It fits when an initiative is still in motion but still needs clear guardrails. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | Half day initial, dann laufend | 60-120 min | 45-90 min | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | Ein Team plus Stakeholder | 2-8 | 3-12 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Team API Document | Communication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication Plan | Expectation Map, Alignment Notes, Agreements | Inception Canvas, Risks, Goal List, Open Questions |
Tagsno overlap | TeamAlignmentCommunicationService | ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas | AlignmentStakeholdersTeam | AlignmentArchitectureCanvas |



