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Criterion
A structured reflection surfaces what was liked, learned, lacked, and longed for. It is a conversation format and does not validate actions automatically.
Agile
4Ls Retrospective
Paper illustration of an activity-role table with clear RACI assignments and one highlighted accountable role per activity.
Operations
RACI Matrix
Incident Command workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
DevOps
Incident Command
Purposedifferent
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.With unclear responsibilities across several roles or areas, the method creates unambiguous accountability logic. It reduces friction because decision, execution, contribution, and information become separately visible.During an acute incident with several people involved, the method creates a clear leadership and communication structure. It reduces chaos when fast coordination and clean situational awareness are both needed at once.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowMedium
Timedifferent
45–75 min45-90 minAs needed
Participantsdifferent
Team members involved2-84-15
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
4Ls Board, Learning Themes, Improvement ActionsRACI Matrix, Responsibility Map, Decision NotesIncident Log, Action Tracker, Stakeholder Updates
Tagsno overlap
RetrospectiveLearningReflectionTeam
RolesResponsibilityGovernanceOperations
IncidentOperationsReliability
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Paper illustration for Learning Review.
Operations
Learning Review
Blameless Postmortem workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
DevOps
Blameless Postmortem
Paper illustration for Responsibility Poker.
Facilitation
Responsibility Poker