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| Criterion | ![]() Facilitation Team Charter | ![]() Architecture Architecture Communication Canvas | ![]() Facilitation Expectation Mapping | ![]() Team Design Team API |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | The Architecture Communication Canvas plans architecture communication so the right people receive the right message. The method turns technical complexity into deliberate communication design. | 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. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h | 60-120 min | 45-90 min | Half day initial, dann laufend |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 2-8 | 3-12 | Ein Team plus Stakeholder |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Team Charter, Working Norms, Role Notes | Communication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication Plan | Expectation Map, Alignment Notes, Agreements | Team API Document |
Tagsno overlap | TeamAlignmentCollaboration | ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas | AlignmentStakeholdersTeam | TeamAlignmentCommunicationService |



