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Selected:Team Topologies Interaction ModesArchitecture Decision RecordRequest for CommentsSpotify Model Mapping
| Criterion | ![]() Team Design Team Topologies Interaction Modes | ![]() Architecture Architecture Decision Record | ![]() Architecture Request for Comments | ![]() Team Design Spotify Model Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | 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. | An RFC clarifies architecture context, options, and consequences. It structures technical context, alternatives, tradeoffs, open questions, and review feedback, and captures the result as an RFC document, reviewer comments, and a decision rationale. | When a team landscape has grown without clear grouping, it maps roles and relationships onto the Spotify model. It clarifies responsibility, interaction, and load between teams. The result is captured as a Spotify model map and action list. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | Half day | 15-45 min | 1-3 Wochen vom Draft bis zur Entscheidung | 90-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | Team-Leads plus Architecture | 1-3 | 3-20 Reviewer | 5-15 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Async | Async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Interaction Heat Map, Agreements per Pair | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale | RFC document, Reviewer comments, Decision rationale, Follow-up ADR or tickets | Spotify Model Map, Action List |
Tagsno overlap | TeamAlignmentCollaborationOrganization | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance | ArchitectureDecisionAsyncGovernance | TeamOrganizationAlignmentDiagnosis |



