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| Criterion |  Team Design Team Topologies Interaction Modes |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |  Systems Thinking CATWOE Analysis |  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. | 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. | CATWOE structures a problem from six viewpoints and prevents too narrow a view of the situation. Different experiences of the system become comparably discussable this way. | 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. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | Half day | 1-2 h | 45-90 min | 90-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | Team-Leads plus Architecture | 4-12 | 3-8 | 5-15 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Interaction Heat Map, Agreements per Pair | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | CATWOE Canvas, Root Definition, Stakeholder Perspectives, Constraints | Spotify Model Map, Action List |
Tagsno overlap | TeamAlignmentCollaborationOrganization | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | Systems thinkingFramingStakeholders | TeamOrganizationAlignmentDiagnosis |