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Paper illustration of Team Topologies Interaction Modes with its method-specific working model.
Team Design
Team Topologies Interaction Modes
Paper illustration: scenarios and architectural decisions are connected to identified risks.
Architecture
ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method)
Paper illustration for Team Charter.
Facilitation
Team Charter
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.ATAM helps teams weigh architecture decisions when quality goals compete. The team considers business goals, stakeholder expectations, and technical decisions together. The evaluation shows which risks need further investigation.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumHighMedium
Timedifferent
Half daySeveral meetings plus preparation and analysis; total effort depends on scope2-4 h
Participantsdifferent
Team-Leads plus ArchitectureEvaluation team, architects, and relevant stakeholders3-12
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Interaction Heat Map, Agreements per PairPrioritized quality scenarios in a utility tree, Architecture risks with reasoning and assumptions, Sensitivity and trade-off points, Findings report with open investigationsTeam Charter, Working Norms, Role Notes
Tagsno overlap
TeamAlignmentCollaborationOrganization
ArchitectureQualityRiskTradeoffsStakeholders
TeamAlignmentCollaboration
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Paper illustration for Expectation Mapping.
Facilitation
Expectation Mapping
Four paper stations connect system purpose, quality goals, risk cards and focused investigation with a target and gap profile.
Architecture
LASR (Lightweight Approach for Software Reviews)
Paper illustration of Spotify Model Mapping with its method-specific working model.
Team Design
Spotify Model Mapping
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping