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Paper illustration for Team Charter.
Facilitation
Team Charter
Paper illustration of Decision Rights Mapping with its method-specific working model.
Decision Making
Decision Rights Mapping
Paper illustration of two considered options leading to a decision record with a marked status and visible consequences.
Architecture
Architecture Decision Record
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.In organizations with many stakeholders, it often blurs who actually decides and who is merely consulted. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Decision Rights matrix and an agreement.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
2-4 h90-180 min15-45 min
Participantsdifferent
3-124-121-3
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopAsync
Outputdifferent
Team Charter, Working Norms, Role NotesDecision Rights Matrix, AgreementADR File, Decision Log, Rationale
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TeamAlignmentCollaboration
DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility
ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance
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Paper illustration of Request for Comments (RFC) with its method-specific working model.
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Request for Comments
Paper illustration of Team Topologies Interaction Modes with its method-specific working model.
Team Design
Team Topologies Interaction Modes
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Accountability Ladder