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| Criterion |  Facilitation Team Charter |  Agile Affinity Estimation |  Facilitation Dot Estimation |  Team Design Team Topologies Interaction Modes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | When many tasks need to be classified quickly, it sorts them by perceived effort and similarity. It reduces the effort of fine-grained estimation for large volumes. | When size or effort can only be estimated roughly, Dot Estimation condenses the group's experience into a quick range. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as an Effort Heatmap, Risk Signals, and Discussion Targets. | When several teams collaborate repeatedly, it describes the right interaction mode for each interface between them. It clarifies responsibility, interaction, and load between teams. The result is captured as an interaction heat map and pairwise agreements. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h | 30-90 min | 5-20 min | Half day |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 3-12 | 3-20 | Team-Leads plus Architecture |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Team Charter, Working Norms, Role Notes | Affinity Size Map, Grouped Estimates, Unclear Items | Effort Heatmap, Risk Signals, Discussion Targets | Interaction Heat Map, Agreements per Pair |
Tagsno overlap | TeamAlignmentCollaboration | EstimationBacklogRelative sizing | EstimationEffortRisk | TeamAlignmentCollaborationOrganization |