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| Criterion | ![]() Team Design Team Topologies Interaction Modes | ![]() Team Design Spotify Model Mapping | ![]() Architecture arc42 | ![]() 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. | 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. | arc42 structures architecture knowledge so teams can document system, decisions, and risks consistently. The template builds a living understanding of the architecture instead of scattered notes. | 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 | Medium | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | Half day | 90-180 min | 1-2 Tage | 2-4 h |
Participantsdifferent | Team-Leads plus Architecture | 5-15 | 1-4 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Interaction Heat Map, Agreements per Pair | Spotify Model Map, Action List | Architecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment View | Team Charter, Working Norms, Role Notes |
Tagsno overlap | TeamAlignmentCollaborationOrganization | TeamOrganizationAlignmentDiagnosis | ArchitectureDocumentationCommunication | TeamAlignmentCollaboration |



