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Criterion
Paper illustration of Team API with its method-specific working model.
Team Design
Team API
Paper illustration for Dot Estimation.
Facilitation
Dot Estimation
Paper board with the four ROAM fields Resolved, Owned, Accepted, and Mitigated.
Agile
ROAM Board
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 size or effort can only be estimated roughly, Dot Estimation condenses the group's experience into a quick range. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as an Effort Heatmap, Risk Signals, and Discussion Targets.When work needs to move between different states or columns, it makes that movement and its handoffs legible. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as a ROAM Board and an Owner List.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.
Complexitysame
LowLowLowLow
Timedifferent
Half day initial, dann laufend5-20 min20-40 min initial, dann laufend45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
Ein Team plus Stakeholder3-203-153-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Team API DocumentEffort Heatmap, Risk Signals, Discussion TargetsROAM Board, Owner ListExpectation Map, Alignment Notes, Agreements
Tagsno overlap
TeamAlignmentCommunicationService
EstimationEffortRisk
RiskAgileTrackingAlignment
AlignmentStakeholdersTeam
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