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| Criterion |  Team Design Team API |  Knowledge Modeling PARA Method |  Facilitation Power Interest Grid |  Facilitation Alignment 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. | The PARA Method organizes knowledge into Projects, Areas, Resources, and Archives. It creates order when digital notes, files, and tasks no longer cleanly fit current work. | When many stakeholders compete for attention at once, the Power Interest Grid sorts them by influence and stake. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as a Power Interest Grid and a stakeholder-specific strategy. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | Half day initial, dann laufend | 1-3 h Setup, laufend | 30-60 min | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | Ein Team plus Stakeholder | 1 | 2-8 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Team API Document | PARA Structure, Project Notes, Knowledge Archive | Power Interest Grid, Strategy per Stakeholder | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions |
Tagsno overlap | TeamAlignmentCommunicationService | KnowledgeProductivityOrganization | StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentPlanning | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation |