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| Criterion |  Team Design Team API |  Team Design Spotify Model Mapping |  Architecture Architecture Decision Record |
|---|---|---|---|
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 team landscape has grown without clear grouping, it maps roles and relationships onto the Spotify model. It clarifies responsibility, interaction, and load between teams. The result is captured as a Spotify model map and action list. | An ADR permanently records an architecture decision with context, trade-offs, and consequence. It creates continuity for later changes because the decision path stays traceable. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | Half day initial, dann laufend | 90-180 min | 15-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | Ein Team plus Stakeholder | 5-15 | 1-3 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Async |
Outputdifferent | Team API Document | Spotify Model Map, Action List | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale |
Tagsno overlap | TeamAlignmentCommunicationService | TeamOrganizationAlignmentDiagnosis | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance |
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