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Selected:Team APILASR (Lightweight Approach for Software Reviews)Alignment MappingExpectation Mapping
| Criterion |  Team Design Team API |  Architecture LASR (Lightweight Approach for Software Reviews) |  Facilitation Alignment 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. | LASR helps development teams identify where their software falls short of important quality goals and which improvements to consider. A small group with existing system knowledge can make an initial assessment and investigate open questions in more detail. | 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 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 | Low | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | Half day initial, dann laufend | 3–4 h for initial assessment; preparation and deeper analysis additional | 1-2 h | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | Ein Team plus Stakeholder | 1 or a small team; particularly suitable for 3–4 people | 4-12 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Team API Document | Lean Mission Statement describing the software’s purpose, Prioritized quality goals and evaluation criteria, Risks and estimated gaps against quality goals, More closely examined findings and open checks | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | Expectation Map, Alignment Notes, Agreements |
Tagsno overlap | TeamAlignmentCommunicationService | ArchitectureQualityRiskAssessmentLean | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | AlignmentStakeholdersTeam |