Align around success: http://fasterthan20.com/toolkit/goals-success-spectrum/
Align around working agreements: http://fasterthan20.com/toolkit/working-agreements/
Assess performance http://fasterthan20.com/2018/11/the-secret-to-a-good-retrospective-actually-having-them/ (i.e. retrospectives http://fasterthan20.com/toolkit/retrospective/)
Organize and maintain information (i.e. information hygiene)http://fasterthan20.com/wiki/Information_hygiene
The specific manifestation of each practice isn’t that important. What matters most is for groups to do all four of them regularly and well.