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| Criterion | ![]() Facilitation Team Charter | ![]() Architecture Architecture Communication Canvas | ![]() 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. | 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 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. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h | 60-120 min | Half day |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 2-8 | Team-Leads plus Architecture |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Team Charter, Working Norms, Role Notes | Communication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication Plan | Interaction Heat Map, Agreements per Pair |
Tagsno overlap | TeamAlignmentCollaboration | ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas | TeamAlignmentCollaborationOrganization |
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