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Paper illustration for Team Charter.
Facilitation
Team Charter
Paper illustration of two considered options leading to a decision record with a marked status and visible consequences.
Architecture
Architecture Decision Record
Paper illustration for Expectation Mapping.
Facilitation
Expectation Mapping
Purposedifferent
When a team is starting fresh or working past each other, Team Charter clarifies the shared working basis. It visibly sets out how collaboration, decision paths, and mutual conduct should work day to day.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.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.
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MediumLowLow
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2-4 h15-45 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-121-33-12
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Team Charter, Working Norms, Role NotesADR File, Decision Log, RationaleExpectation Map, Alignment Notes, Agreements
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TeamAlignmentCollaboration
ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance
AlignmentStakeholdersTeam
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Paper illustration of Stakeholder Salience Model with its method-specific working model.
Facilitation
Stakeholder Salience Model
Paper illustration of Team Topologies Interaction Modes with its method-specific working model.
Team Design
Team Topologies Interaction Modes
Views and Beyond method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Views and Beyond
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping