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Paper illustration of Team Topologies Interaction Modes with its method-specific working model.
Team Design
Team Topologies Interaction Modes
ChatOps workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
DevOps
ChatOps
Paper illustration of Decision Rights Mapping with its method-specific working model.
Decision Making
Decision Rights Mapping
Paper illustration for DACI
Decision Making
DACI
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.For operational work in a distributed team, the method links communication with direct system control. It records decisions right where the signal, the context, and the execution come together.In organizations with many stakeholders, it often blurs who actually decides and who is merely consulted. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Decision Rights matrix and an agreement.In cross-functional decisions, responsibilities quickly blur between approval, influence, and execution. DACI arranges these roles so decision pressure, contribution, and information stay cleanly separated.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
Half dayOngoing90-180 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
Team-Leads plus Architecture2-204-122-10
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Interaction Heat Map, Agreements per PairChat Transcript, Action Log, AutomationsDecision Rights Matrix, AgreementDACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log
Tagsno overlap
TeamAlignmentCollaborationOrganization
CollaborationEngineeringIncident
DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility
DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment
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