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Criterion
Paper illustration of Team API with its method-specific working model.
Team Design
Team API
Paper illustration of the Consensus Workshop working structure.
Facilitation
Consensus Workshop
A paper-based illustration representing arc42 with its core stages and visible working result.
Architecture
arc42
Paper illustration for 3-Circle Venn Diagram
Facilitation
3-Circle Venn Diagram
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 a group needs a solid decision without outvoting individual factions, a Consensus Workshop creates a negotiable common ground. It makes agreement, reservations, and open tensions discussable at the same time.arc42 structures architecture knowledge so teams can document system, decisions, and risks consistently. The template builds a living understanding of the architecture instead of scattered notes.When three perspectives matter at the same time, a Three-Circle Venn Diagram shows the overlaps and remainders precisely. It makes visible where shared effect arises and where only a partial perspective applies.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumLowLow
Timedifferent
Half day initial, dann laufend1-3 h1-2 Tage15-45 min
Participantsdifferent
Ein Team plus Stakeholder5-301-42-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Team API DocumentConsensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority AreasArchitecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment ViewVenn Diagram, Overlap Notes, Differentiators
Tagsno overlap
TeamAlignmentCommunicationService
FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment
ArchitectureDocumentationCommunication
ComparisonFacilitationAlignment
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