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Criterion
Paper illustration of Team API with its method-specific working model.
Team Design
Team API
Paper illustration for Expectation Mapping.
Facilitation
Expectation Mapping
A structured reflection surfaces what was liked, learned, lacked, and longed for. It is a conversation format and does not validate actions automatically.
Agile
4Ls Retrospective
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 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.When a sprint should not only be assessed but also learned from, it captures experience in clear learning categories. It records what worked, what's missing, and what should run differently next time.
Complexitysame
LowLowLow
Timedifferent
Half day initial, dann laufend45-90 min45–75 min
Participantsdifferent
Ein Team plus Stakeholder3-12Team members involved
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Team API DocumentExpectation Map, Alignment Notes, Agreements4Ls Board, Learning Themes, Improvement Actions
Tags1 shared
TeamAlignmentCommunicationService
AlignmentStakeholdersTeam
RetrospectiveLearningReflectionTeam
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Paper illustration of a team retrospective with three separate Start, Stop, and Continue areas and a shared action list.
Agile
Start Stop Continue
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas