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Criterion
Visual Management workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
Visual Management
Paper illustration of Team Topologies Interaction Modes with its method-specific working model.
Team Design
Team Topologies Interaction Modes
Paper illustration of Team API with its method-specific working model.
Team Design
Team API
Paper illustration for Expectation Mapping.
Facilitation
Expectation Mapping
Purposedifferent
With high tempo and many parallel topics, the method makes status, deviations, and priorities visible at a glance. It reduces search effort and prevents what matters from getting lost in daily work.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 expectations between teams stay fuzzy, it describes how a team can be reached, used, and held accountable. It clarifies responsibility, interaction, and load between teams. The result is captured as a Team API document.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.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumLowLow
Timedifferent
OngoingHalf dayHalf day initial, dann laufend45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
1-20Team-Leads plus ArchitectureEin Team plus Stakeholder3-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Visual Board, Status Indicators, Exception CuesInteraction Heat Map, Agreements per PairTeam API DocumentExpectation Map, Alignment Notes, Agreements
Tagsno overlap
SignalsOperationsVisual management
TeamAlignmentCollaborationOrganization
TeamAlignmentCommunicationService
AlignmentStakeholdersTeam
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