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Criterion
Paper illustration for Team Charter.
Facilitation
Team Charter
A paper tomato timer connects a focus task, short breaks and a work record.
Operations
Pomodoro Technique
Paper illustration for Expectation Mapping.
Facilitation
Expectation 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.For easily distracted solo work, the method sets clear time boundaries for concentrated work. It protects attention when large tasks would otherwise fall apart into small avoidance moves.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 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 h25 min Zyklen45-90 min1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
3-1213-124-12
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Team Charter, Working Norms, Role NotesFocus Sessions, Task Progress, Interruption NotesExpectation Map, Alignment Notes, AgreementsAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions
Tagsno overlap
TeamAlignmentCollaboration
FocusTime managementProductivityExecution
AlignmentStakeholdersTeam
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
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