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| Criterion |  Facilitation Team Charter |  Delivery Communication Plan |  Facilitation Alignment 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. | When many people need to be informed in parallel and messages would otherwise arrive unevenly or too late, a Communication Plan orders communication reliably. Channels, audiences, and cadences interlock so important information doesn't get lost. | When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h | 45-90 min | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 2-6 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Team Charter, Working Norms, Role Notes | Communication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message Cadence | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions |
Tagsno overlap | TeamAlignmentCollaboration | CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation |
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