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Criterion
Paper illustration for Team Charter.
Facilitation
Team Charter
Paper illustration for Planning Poker.
Agile
Planning Poker
Stakeholder Mapping
Facilitation
Stakeholder Mapping
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
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 estimates within the team diverge too much, it puts differing expectations on a common test bench. It separates rough complexity from unspoken assumptions.When an initiative depends on many people, interests, and power dynamics, Stakeholder Mapping systematically orders the environment. It shows who influences, who is affected, and where relationship management or safeguarding matters first.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
MediumLowLowMedium
Timedifferent
2-4 h2-5 min je Item60–90 min1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
3-123-92-84-12
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Team Charter, Working Norms, Role NotesRelative Estimates, Assumption Notes, Split CandidatesStakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk NotesAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions
Tagsno overlap
TeamAlignmentCollaboration
EstimationAgileRelative sizingTeam
StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
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