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| Criterion |  Agile 4Ls Retrospective |  Agile Start Stop Continue |  Facilitation Barcamp |  Agile Starfish Retrospective |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | When a team wants to deliberately adjust its working behavior, it makes habits visible and assessable. It focuses on concrete changes instead of diffuse mood. | When many people can contribute knowledge and the flow should stay open, Barcamp provides a framework for self-organized sessions. The format channels energy without defining the content too narrowly in advance. | When improvement options need to be sorted more finely than just start and stop, it brings observations into clear kinds of action. This makes visible what should be done more, less, newly, or continued. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 45–75 min | 30-60 min | Halber Tag bis 2 Tage | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | Team members involved | 3-12 | 15-200 | 4-12 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | 4Ls Board, Learning Themes, Improvement Actions | Start Stop Continue Board, Improvement Actions | Session Board, Session Notes, Community Learnings | Starfish Board, Practice Changes, Experiments |
Tagsno overlap | RetrospectiveLearningReflectionTeam | RetrospectiveImprovementTeamReflection | FacilitationLarge groupLearning | RetrospectiveImprovementExperimentsTeam |