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| Criterion |  Team Design Team Topologies Interaction Modes |  Facilitation Expectation Mapping |  DevOps Blameless Postmortem |  Agile 4Ls Retrospective |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 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. | After an incident with damage or a near miss, the method creates a sober field for learning without assigning blame. It directs attention to the course of events, conditions, and effective countermeasures. | When a sprint should not only be assessed but also learned from, it captures experience in clear learning categories. It records what worked, what's missing, and what should run differently next time. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | Half day | 45-90 min | 30-90 min | 45–75 min |
Participantsdifferent | Team-Leads plus Architecture | 3-12 | 3-12 | Team members involved |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Interaction Heat Map, Agreements per Pair | Expectation Map, Alignment Notes, Agreements | Postmortem Doc, Action Items, Timeline | 4Ls Board, Learning Themes, Improvement Actions |
Tagsno overlap | TeamAlignmentCollaborationOrganization | AlignmentStakeholdersTeam | Site Reliability EngineeringIncidentLearningReliability | RetrospectiveLearningReflectionTeam |