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Paper illustration for Working Agreements.
Agile
Working Agreements
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration for Expectation Mapping.
Facilitation
Expectation Mapping
Purposedifferent
When collaboration needs more than implicit expectations, it lays out shared ground rules openly. It creates reliability for conduct, availability, and decision paths.When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable.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
LowMediumLow
Timedifferent
45-90 min1-2 h45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-124-123-12
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Working Agreements, Team Norms, Review CadenceAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision QuestionsExpectation Map, Alignment Notes, Agreements
Tagsno overlap
TeamCollaborationAgile
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
AlignmentStakeholdersTeam
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Paper illustration of Power-Interest Grid with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Facilitation
Power Interest Grid
Stakeholder Mapping
Facilitation
Stakeholder Mapping
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Facilitation
Stakeholder Salience Model
Paper illustration for Team Charter.
Facilitation
Team Charter